A lot at stake in this fixture, with New England at 5th and Philadelphia Union at 3rd. Read the preview!
- New England have the most matches over the total-line (22) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Major League Soccer
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Philadelphia Union have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 1-2-3 (win-draw-loss) from six matches.
Both sides have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's aim for an energetic fixture!
New England form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Gillette Stadium as New England have scored 35 goals to get 37 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Major League Soccer are 11-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on New England to get some points in this home game.
No payout for England in their previous match, an away game at Nashville SC that ended in defeat 2-3. Jackson had a busy but productive day in the Nashville SC match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented. Chancalay, a natural forward, was the best performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 8.11 (out of 10). Chancalay scored two goals and had 46 successful passes (of 52 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Orlando City.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how New England have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 17 most recent league games highlights that 14 of them had at least one goal from each side.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (35 in 16 games), New England's attacking play is working. From these home matches, England have conceded only 15 goals.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
Playing away, Philadelphia Union have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 7 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season. Two points from the last two away games for Philadelphia Union, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Philadelphia Union's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Nashville SC that finished 0-0. Wagner was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.31. The defender Wagner hit two key passes and won 6 of 8 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Atlanta United.Philadelphia Union are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 11 league matches.
The visiting Philadelphia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 16 games. Philadelphia Union have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H match ended Philadelphia Union - New England 3-0, played this season. Previous ten meetings with these squads: England won three, Philadelphia Union were winners in five and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 14 goals |  J. Carranza 13 goals |   C. Gil de Pareja Vicent 11 goals |
New England missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| New England | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 14 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 56 | 35 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 23 | 56 |
| 45 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 26 | 39 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 85% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 76% |
| 70% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 62% | 61% |
| 36% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 18% |
| 67% | 69% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 69% | 61% |
| 24% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 30% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 19% | 21% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12.2 | 14 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 12.2 | 13.5 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 34% | 38% |
| 15.3 | 12.9 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.3 | 13.6 | 11.5 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4 |
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- New England have scored in all their home matches so far.
- New England have the most matches over the total-line (22) in Major League Soccer
- New England haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Philadelphia Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Philadelphia Union have the most points from losing position (15) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Major League Soccer
- Philadelphia Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 68 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 60 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 54 |
| 5 | New England | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 52 |
| 6 | Atlanta United | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 50 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | CF Montréal | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 38 | -15 | 41 |
| 9 | DC United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -4 | 40 |
| 10 | New York RB | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 39 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -11 | 40 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -8 | 39 |
| 13 | New York City | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -5 | 38 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -12 | 33 |
| 15 | Toronto | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 37 | -31 | 22 |
