Thursday , 1 October 2026

New England Revolution vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
New England Revolution
2 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sat 22 Apr 2023 · 23:30 UTC Gillette Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Giacomo Vrioni 31' 1–0
Giacomo Vrioni 35' 2–0
2–1 50' Johnny Russell
Y 20' Andreu Fontas
R 61' Andreu Fontas
Y 89' Robert Voloder

Overview

Match Preview

New England Revolution vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Gillette Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 27 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

3
2
New England Revolution 5 games · Avg 4.2 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-22 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2022-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New England Revolution 2019-04-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–4 New England Revolution 2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
15 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
08 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 4–0 W
01 Apr New York City FC H 1–1 D
25 Mar D.C. United SC A 2–1 W
18 Mar Nashville SC H 1–0 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr New England Revolution A 1–2 L
16 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
09 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L
01 Apr Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D
26 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–4 L
19 Mar FC Dallas A 1–2 L

Season Stats

New England Revolution Sporting Kansas City
#3 Position #30
46 Points 21
27 Played 26
14 / 4 / 9 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
45 Scored 31
36 Conceded 63
+9 GD -32
1.70 PPG 0.81
52% Win % 23%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

New England Revolution are 3rd (46 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
7/5
46-60
6/2
61-75
2/4
76+
10/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New England Revolution
Carles Gil 12 G 4 A
Dor Turgeman 7 G 7 A
Peyton Miller 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Gillette Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Erik Thommy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
  • 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andreu Fontas.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 292 games and scored 450 goals.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Rindov made 292 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' A stunning finish from Giacomo Vrioni — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 35' What a strike from Giacomo Vrioni! The score is 2-0.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' GOAL! Johnny Russell scores on 50.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Andreu Fontas. He receives a Red card.
  • 64' The whistle greets Esmir Bajraktarevic as he departs to be replaced by Justin Rennicks.
  • 67' Roger Espinoza makes way for Felipe Hernandez at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' Another change for New England Revolution made on 74 minute. Emmanuel Boateng leaves to be changed by Damian Rivera.
  • 79' New England Revolution currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Chris Rindov. He replaces Erik Thommy on 86 minute.
  • 89' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' The whistle greets Giacomo Vrioni as he departs to be replaced by Jack Panayotou.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Juan Caicedo 2
Krisztian Nemeth 2
Felipe Gutierrez 2
Gustavo Bou 2
Johnny Russell 2
Giacomo Vrioni 2
Manu Garcia 1
Daniel Salloi 1

Head to Head

2023-04-22 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2022-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New England Revolution 2019-04-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–4 New England Revolution 2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City

New England Revolution Form

2023-04-22 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-04-15 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2023-04-08 New England Revolution 4–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-04-01 New England Revolution 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-03-25 D.C. United SC 1–2 New England Revolution W 2023-03-18 New England Revolution 1–0 Nashville SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-04-22 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-19 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.53 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: New England Revolution to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution70% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City12%
Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
88%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
30%
New England Revolution or Sporting Kansas City
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution52% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City11%
Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.1%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.6%
4 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 20% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 21% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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