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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
30 Points 14
18 Played 18
9 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
28 Scored 18
23 Conceded 46
+5 GD -28
1.67 PPG 0.78
50% Win % 22%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

New England Revolution are 3rd (30 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/–
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New England Revolution
Carles Gil 5 G 3 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' New England Revolution are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' New England Revolution started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Kharlton Belmar is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 20' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Johnny Russell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' The 32-year-old Matt Turner has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' United States international Seth Sinovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. New England Revolution in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' Andrew Farrell has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Wilfried Zahibo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Teal Bunbury made 284 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New England Revolution players.

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
Gustavo Bou 2
Johnny Russell 2
Giacomo Vrioni 2
Juan Caicedo 2
Krisztian Nemeth 2
Felipe Gutierrez 2
Emmanuel Boateng 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
4 / 4
2.02 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 58%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
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 14%
86%

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
13.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
3 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
1 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 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.