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New England Revolution vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
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

Head-to-Head

3
2
New England Revolution 5 games · Avg 4.2 goals Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

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

Season Stats

New England Revolution Sporting Kansas City
#3 Position #30
58 Points 26
34 Played 34
18 / 4 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 22
55 Scored 40
47 Conceded 81
+8 GD -41
1.71 PPG 0.76
53% Win % 21%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

New England Revolution are 3rd (58 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New England Revolution
0-15
5/5
16-30
4/2
31-45
9/6
46-60
9/3
61-75
2/8
76+
12/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New England Revolution
Carles Gil 13 G 7 A
Dor Turgeman 12 G 7 A
Peyton Miller 7 G 7 A
Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt Besler, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 301 games and scored 461 goals.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Daniel Salloi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . New England Revolution seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Johnny Russell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' Sporting Kansas City have won 461 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' New England Revolution is showing some good football. However, New England Revolution are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luis Caicedo made 301 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' New England Revolution currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 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 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution61% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City16%
Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
84%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
39%
New England Revolution or Sporting Kansas City
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution45% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City11%
Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
4%
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 20% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 24% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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