Sit down for a show! The leading roles are New England and Atlanta United, victory is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.
- New England have not yet lost a game at home.
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Major League Soccer
These teams have little in common geographically as Atlanta United have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither England nor Atlanta United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
New England form and stats
New England are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Gillette Stadium. 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 10 games. New England are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
England are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus New York RB. Until that game this club had gone seven consecutive league matches without a loss. Romney was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.11 out of 10. The defender Romney won 7 of 8 duels.
Before that, New England played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Cincinnati.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does New England handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 latest league matches highlights that 8 of them had goals from both teams.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as DC United are coming to town in three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (23 in 10 games), England's attacking play is working. From these home matches, New England have conceded only 9 goals.
Atlanta United form and stats
There's been little loot from Atlanta United's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Major League Soccer. Atlanta United only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Atlanta United goalkeeper Bradley Guzan is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's the second away game in a row for Atlanta, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Montreal Impact (placed 13th) last time out. Attacker Almada got a player rating of 8.04 in the game. "Man of the match" Almada hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Before that, Atlanta United secured a home win against Philadelphia Union with the score 2-0.We have checked recent matches where Atlanta United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were 3 victories, 9 draws and 7 defeats.
A new game in only three days for Atlanta, the Major League Soccer home match versus Orlando City. Busy days.
Atlanta United have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 14 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
New England have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (3-2-0) when facing Atlanta United.The former head-to-head meeting ended Atlanta United - England 3-3, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Giakoumakis 10 goals |  T. Almada 8 goals |   C. Gil de Pareja Vicent 7 goals |
New England missing players
Atlanta United missing players
| New England | Atlanta United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 36 | 23 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 40 |
| 27 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 35 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 86% | 90% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 67% | 70% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 45% | 50% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 18% |
| 62% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 29% | 30% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 9% |
| 4.5 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 5.4 | 4.2 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.7 | 13.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10 | 12.5 |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
| 40% | 43% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 38% | 40% |
| 14.8 | 11.8 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.1 | 11 |
| 5.5 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Major League Soccer
- New England have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 45 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | New England | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 34 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | DC United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | New York RB | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | New York City | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Montreal Impact | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Toronto | 23 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 19 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 18 |
