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New England Revolution
Major League Soccer
Jun 18, 2023 at 12.30am UK
Gillette Stadium
Orlando City

New England
3 - 1
Orlando City

Boateng (51'), Bou (69'), Gil (85')
Buck (84'), Edwards Jr. (90+4'), Edwards Jr. (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-0)
McGuire (80')
Araujo (3'), Halliday (22')

Preview: New England Revolution vs. Orlando City - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between New England Revolution and Orlando City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

In match two of their three-game homestand, the New England Revolution will welcome Orlando City to Gillette Stadium in MLS action on Saturday.

The Revs began the homestand with a 3-1 win over Inter Miami, while the Lions have won consecutive league fixtures, blanking the Colorado Rapids 2-0 last weekend.


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New England Revolution celebrate after forward Bobby Wood (17) scored a goal on May 28, 2023© Reuters

An early flurry of offence helped New England end a lengthy winless run of six matches in all competitions, putting them fourth in the Eastern Conference with 30 points.

That was the fourth time over the 2023 regular season that this team had netted three or more goals at home as they remain unbeaten domestically at Gillette Stadium this year.

New England have never lost a home fixture against Orlando City, with the Revolution scoring multiple goals in all but one of those matches played in Greater Boston, having only dropped points against the Lions twice, the last time being in 2022 (1-1).

Bruce Arena has seen plenty of resilience from his side throughout the current campaign as his Revs have collected six points when faced with a second-half deficit and are unbeaten in their last seven home outings versus Eastern Conference opponents dating back to last season.

While they have not been quite as sharp technically over the past few weeks, New England are still one of only four MLS sides (FC Cincinnati, Nashville SC and the Philadelphia Union) with at least 30 points to date, currently six points ahead of their 17-game mark from 2022.

The Revolution have found the back of the net in nine straight regular-season home fixtures dating back to 2022, scoring at least once in the opening half in six of their eight domestic encounters this year.

Orlando City SC defender Kyle Smith (24) celebrates with defender Rafael Santos (3) after scoring a goal on May 28, 2023© Reuters

Being in the right place at the right time has been the story in Orlando of late, as this team have picked up points in six successive domestic encounters, one shy of their longest run from 2021.

Oscar Pareja has seen his side look much more compact and structured when out of possession, conceding a goal or fewer in each of their last five matches.

They have been particularly potent on the road, making the most of their scoring opportunities with three goals in each of their previous two away contests while posting multiple strikes in five games as the visitors this year.

With four away wins in 2023, they are just one shy of their total from the previous campaign, while two more in between now and the end of the year would set a new franchise record for the most in a single regular season.

The 2022 US Open Cup winners invested a lot in new players over the off-season in an attempt to be a more prolific scoring squad, and we are finally starting to see some of those investments pay off as they have got a goal from seven different individuals over their previous four contests.

Orlando City have only tasted defeat in one MLS away fixture this season, the fewest in the league to this point of the campaign.

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Team News

New England Revolution head coach Bruce Arena argues with the sideline referee after they disallowed a goal on April 2, 2023© Reuters

The Revs' Noel Buck is questionable for Saturday with a left leg issue, something which continues to bother Tommy McNamara, Brandon Bye is questionable because of a sore left shoulder, Maciel has a right Achilles issue, Henry Kessler is dealing with a right hamstring strain, Nacho Gil has a problem in his right leg, while Dylan Borrero recently underwent season-ending left knee surgery.

Carles Gil was Mr. everything for New England again last weekend, scoring his 11th career goal from the spot, one behind Shalrie Joseph for the second-most all-time in club history, while he also assisted on the strikes by Bobby Wood and Matt Polster to become one of only five Revolution players with more than 80 goal contributions in MLS play (82).

Gustavo Bou returned to the starting lineup for the first time since April 29, Emmanuel Boateng started for a ninth successive fixture, collecting his 175th MLS cap in the process, while DeJuan Jones became the 28th player in team history to surpass 10,000 minutes played across all competitions.

Luca Petrasso is listed as questionable for the Lions because of a sore right thigh, Gaston Gonzalez is expected to miss another match for that same reason, Abdi Salim has a sore left knee, Adam Grinwis sat out of their previous encounter due to concussion protocol and Antonio Carlos took another yellow card last Saturday and as a result will be suspended for this encounter.

Facundo Torres was selected for the Uruguay national team for the upcoming international window, Wilfredo Rivera got a call-up from the Puerto Rico squad, while Pedro Gallese and Wilder Cartagena were chosen for the Peruvians.

Ramiro Enrique recorded his first goal for the Lions last week, Torres scored his third in two games, Ivan Angulo made his 30th Orlando appearance across all competitions and Alejandro Granados made his MLS debut, coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute.

New England Revolution possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Farrell, Romney, Makoun; Jones, Blessing, Polster, Boateng; C. Gil; Wood, Vrioni

Orlando City possible starting lineup:
Stajduhar; Smith, Halliday, Jansson, Santos; Araujo, Martins; Enrique, Pereyra, Angulo; Kara


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We say: New England Revolution 3-2 Orlando City

Both teams have shown to be potent in the attacking third of late, and although the Revs can be a little messy at the back at times, they always seem to get ahead and barely hang on in these tight matches.

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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami32208472472568
2Columbus Crew31169662362657
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati321751055441156
4Orlando City32147115547849
5New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls32111475245747
6New York City FCNY City32138115146547
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC32129114137445
8CF MontrealMontreal321010124662-1640
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia32910135950937
10DC United32910135066-1637
11Toronto33114184060-2037
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta32810144247-534
13Nashville SCNashville3289153451-1733
14New England RevolutionNew England3194183462-2831
15Chicago Fire3379174059-1930

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy32187766471961
2Los Angeles FCLos Angeles31167855411455
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake321411762471553
4Seattle SoundersSeattle32158949341553
5Houston DynamoHouston32149945351051
6Colorado RapidsColorado32155125956350
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver31138105044647
8Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd32137125348546
9Portland TimbersPortland32129116455945
10Austin FCAustin32109133544-939
11Dallas32107155255-337
12St Louis City32713124659-1334
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3287175061-1131
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3263234074-3421


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