Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' The game is set. New England Revolution kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Andreu Fontas was booked on 20.
  • 25' It’s high time Bruce Arena made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 281 games and scored 435 goals.
  • 31' Giacomo Vrioni puts New England Revolution on the lead.
  • 35' Giacomo Vrioni with the second goal in the match!
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' What a strike from Johnny Russell! The score is 2-1.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tim Melia, as he is very good at scoring at Gillette Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Andreu Fontas gets a Red card.
  • 64' New England Revolution manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Justin Rennicks is hanging Esmir Bajraktarevic on the field on 64 minute.
  • 67' Felipe Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roger Espinoza on 67 minute.
  • 72' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 74' The whistle greets Emmanuel Boateng as he departs to be replaced by Damian Rivera.
  • 79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 86' Chris Rindov is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robert Voloder on 89.
  • 90' Jack Panayotou is replacing Giacomo Vrioni for the New England Revolution side.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

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
Krisztian Nemeth 2
Felipe Gutierrez 2
Gustavo Bou 2
Johnny Russell 2
Giacomo Vrioni 2
Juan Caicedo 2
DeJuan Jones 1
Dejan Joveljic 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
2.5 New England Revolution xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: New England Revolution to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution71% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City11%
Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

New England Revolution or Draw
89%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
29%
New England Revolution or Sporting Kansas City
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New England Revolution53% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City10%
Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.2%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — New England Revolution

Handicap New England Revolution covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 21% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 22% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
43% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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