New England Revolution goes up against in-form Orlando City on the 14th of July at Gillette Stadium. Both sides have been playing well recently, but on matchday 24 in MLS, only one team can take home the three points.
MATCH PREVIEW
After putting in a four-game winning run, New England have experienced a slight drop-off in recent outings, with two of their last three matches ending in defeat.
They fell to a heavy 5-1 loss in their home meeting with Columbus Crew, before they returned to winning ways with a narrow 2-1 win over Atlanta United.
However, they were unable to back up that result in their most recent fixture, as they slumped to a 2-0 away defeat against Seattle.
Having won seven, drawn one and lost 12 of their 20 matches, New England are sitting in 12th place and two points adrift of the top eight, although they do have at least two games in hand over the teams above them.
The Revolution will have to improve in the final third if they are to climb up the standings, with Caleb Porter’s side currently the lowest scorers in the MLS after netting just 20 goals in as many games.
Orlando are in seventh place and five points better off than their hosts after winning seven, drawing six and losing nine of their 22 MLS matches.
Oscar Pareja’s charges endured a five-game winless run, before they recently turned the corner to record three wins in four matches, including victories in their last two outings.
MATCH PREDICTION: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION WIN
New England will be hopeful of maintaining their impressive recent form at the Gillette Stadium, having three of their last four home matches (L1). Prior to this run, they had recorded just one victory in their previous seven games in front of their own supporters (D1, L5).
The Revs also hold an impressive record over their opponents on home turf and have never lost to Orlando at the Gillette Stadium (W6 D2). New England have also outscored their opponents 21-6 over their eight meetings in Foxborough.
However, the Lions will be confident of ending their losing streak away to New England. Their 5-0 win over D.C. United equalled the largest margin of victory in the club’s history. It was the third five-goal triumph, with the first of those coming against the Revs in a 6-1 win back in 2017.