New England Revolution vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

New England Revolution

0 – 3

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Philadelphia Union

Sat 18 May 2024 · 23:30 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryan Spaulding 14' R

Henry Kessler 18' Y

Y 30' Nathan Harriel

Giacomo Vrioni 66' Y

Xavier Arreaga 85' Y

Overview

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New England Revolution vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Gillette Stadium.

New England Revolution 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

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

New England Revolution 23 games · Avg 2.5 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-18 New England Revolution 0–3 Philadelphia Union 2023-10-21 New England Revolution 2–1 Philadelphia Union 2023-05-20 Philadelphia Union 3–0 New England Revolution 2022-07-16 Philadelphia Union 2–1 New England Revolution 2022-05-28 New England Revolution 1–1 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

New England Revolution

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	Philadelphia Union	H	0–3	L
11 May	New York Red Bulls	A	2–4	L
05 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–0	W
27 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–4	L
20 Apr	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L
13 Apr	New York City FC	A	0–2	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 May	New England Revolution	A	3–0	W
15 May	New York City FC	H	1–2	L
11 May	Orlando City SC	H	2–3	L
04 May	D.C. United SC	A	2–2	D
30 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–3	L
27 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Gillette Stadium!
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giacomo Vrioni, as he is very good at scoring at Gillette Stadium with 13 goals in the last 10 games.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Olivier Mbaizo suffering a number of foals already.
14' Ryan Spaulding picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Henry Kessler.
23' Jose Martinez, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
28' Jack McGlynn is replacing Jose Martinez for the Philadelphia Union side.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathan Harriel on 30.
35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
38' Julian Carranza adds to his 0 season tally! Philadelphia Union lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
43' The 28-year-old Henry Kessler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
47' A stunning finish from Daniel Gazdag — that came from absolutely nowhere!
51' The supporters are chanting for DeJuan Jones. He replaces Dylan Borrero on 51 minute.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' Alejandro Bedoya is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
64' Time for substitution for New England Revolution. Mark-Anthony Kaye is replaced by Ian Harkes.
66' The referee calls foul for Giacomo Vrioni. He receives a card.
67' Quinn Sullivan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mikkel Uhre on 67 minute.
68' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Nathan Harriel exits the field as Olivier Mbaizo enters on 68.
73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New England Revolution side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
78' It looks surprising New England Revolution does not make any changes. Tai Baribo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' What a strike from Daniel Gazdag! The score is 0-3.
83' Another substitution for New England Revolution to replace Matt Polster by Noel Buck on 83 minute.
85' That looks like a foul for a card for Xavier Arreaga.
89' The whistle greets Daniel Gazdag as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Rafanello.
With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

9
Giacomo Vrioni
10
Carles Gil
12
Nick Lima ↓ Andrew Farrell 83'
28
Mark-Anthony Kaye ↓ Ian Harkes 64'
8
Matt Polster ↓ Noel Buck 83'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
3
Xavier Arreaga
11
Dylan Borrero ↓ DeJuan Jones 51'
4
Henry Kessler
34
Ryan Spaulding
47
Esmir Bajraktarevic ↓ Emmanuel Boateng 64'

Bench

17
Bobby Wood
88
Andrew Farrell ↑ 83'
14
Ian Harkes ↑ 64'
6
Jonathan Mensah
1
Henrich Ravas
24
DeJuan Jones ↑ 51'
18
Emmanuel Boateng ↑ 64'
2
Dave Romney
29
Noel Buck ↑ 83'

Coach Caleb Porter

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Olivier Mbaizo ↑ 68'
33
Quinn Sullivan ↑ 67'
16
Jack McGlynn ↑ 28'
20
Jesus Bueno
25
Chris Donovan
28
Tai Baribo ↑ 89'
14
Jeremy Rafanello ↑ 89'
29
Olwethu Makhanya
76
Andrew Rick

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

New England Revolution Form

2024-05-18 New England Revolution 0–3 Philadelphia Union L 2024-05-11 New York Red Bulls 4–2 New England Revolution L 2024-05-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New England Revolution W 2024-04-27 New England Revolution 1–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-04-20 Toronto FC 1–0 New England Revolution L 2024-04-13 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution L

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-05-18 New England Revolution 0–3 Philadelphia Union W 2024-05-15 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC L 2024-05-11 Philadelphia Union 2–3 Orlando City SC L 2024-05-04 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2024-04-30 Philadelphia Union 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-04-27 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.44 New England Revolution xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.81 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: New England Revolution or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New England Revolution32% Draw26% Philadelphia Union42%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw

58%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

68%

New England Revolution or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New England Revolution24% Draw42% Philadelphia Union34%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.3%

0 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

2 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap	New England Revolution covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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