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New England Revolution vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
New England Revolution
2 – 3
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New England Revolution vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Christina Unkel
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
5
14
New England Revolution 23 games · Avg 2.5 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union 2018-03-04 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution

Recent Form

New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Philadelphia Union H 2–3 L
04 Aug Orlando City SC A 3–3 D
21 Jul New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
19 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
14 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L
07 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug New England Revolution A 3–2 W
05 Aug Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
26 Jul Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W
21 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–3 L
12 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 4–3 W
07 Jul Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

New England Revolution Philadelphia Union
#4 Position #15
25 Points 7
14 Played 15
8 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
22 Scored 18
18 Conceded 30
+4 GD -12
1.79 PPG 0.47
57% Win % 7%

Key Stats

48% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Philadelphia Union get us underway at .
  • 5' New England Revolution is showing some good football. However, New England Revolution are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The 39-year-old Alejandro Bedoya has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andre Blake is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New England Revolution.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' Jack Elliott, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . New England Revolution seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Juan Agudelo made 281 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' New England Revolution currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Fafa Picault has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • New England Revolution will have plenty to reflect on. Philadelphia Union were simply the better side today.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brad Friedel

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gustavo Bou 5
Daniel Gazdag 5
Tai Baribo 4
Anthony Fontana 4
Sergio Santos 4
Tajon Buchanan 3
Jack Elliott 3
Julian Carranza 3

Head to Head

2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union 2018-03-04 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New England Revolution

New England Revolution Form

2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union L 2018-08-04 Orlando City SC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2018-07-21 New York Red Bulls 2–0 New England Revolution L 2018-07-19 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New England Revolution L 2018-07-14 New England Revolution 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-07-07 New England Revolution 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-08-11 New England Revolution 2–3 Philadelphia Union W 2018-08-05 Portland Timbers 3–0 Philadelphia Union L 2018-07-26 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-07 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.9 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: New England Revolution or Philadelphia Union 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution39% Draw25% Philadelphia Union36%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
64%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
61%
New England Revolution or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New England Revolution33% Draw40% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.