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New England Revolution vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
New England Revolution
1 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sat 28 Apr 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New England Revolution vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Philippe Briere
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Geoff Gamble

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

3
2
New England Revolution 5 games · Avg 4.2 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

New England Revolution
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
21 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
14 Apr FC Dallas H 0–1 L
06 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 4–0 W
01 Apr Houston Dynamo A 2–0 W
24 Mar New York City FC H 2–2 D
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Apr New England Revolution A 0–1 L
21 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 6–0 W
15 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 2–2 D
09 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
01 Apr D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
25 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

New England Revolution Sporting Kansas City
#4 Position #30
25 Points 11
14 Played 14
8 / 1 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
22 Scored 14
18 Conceded 36
+4 GD -22
1.79 PPG 0.79
57% Win % 21%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

New England Revolution are 4th (25 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 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
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New England Revolution launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Cristian Penilla has been relatively quiet despite scoring 29 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Teal Bunbury made 281 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' France international Yohan Croizet has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Ilie Sanchez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 45' New England Revolution are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' Ike Opara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' New England Revolution are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' New England Revolution started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' Juan Agudelo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New England Revolution tonight.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tim Melia, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Andrew Farrell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brad Friedel

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

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
Juan Agudelo 1
Manu Garcia 1

Head to Head

2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City

New England Revolution Form

2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-04-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2018-04-14 New England Revolution 0–1 FC Dallas L 2018-04-06 New England Revolution 4–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-04-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 New England Revolution W 2018-03-24 New England Revolution 2–2 New York City FC D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-04-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2018-03-25 Colorado Rapids SC 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.01 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: New England Revolution to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution64% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City14%
Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
86%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
36%
New England Revolution or Sporting Kansas City
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution48% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City9%
Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
3 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
1 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 25% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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