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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 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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
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
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
#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' Three points are at stake. New England Revolution host Sporting Kansas City — let the battle begin!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' New England Revolution are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The 32-year-old Jimmy Medranda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Matt Besler is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
  • 45' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City have won 440 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. New England Revolution must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Teal Bunbury has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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
Tomas Chancalay 1
Teal Bunbury 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
3 / 4
2.04 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: New England Revolution to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution62% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City16%
Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
85%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
38%
New England Revolution or Sporting Kansas City
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution47% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City10%
Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
3.8%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%
1 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 24% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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