The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. New England are in the 7th position while the guesting DC United worry at 12th.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
DC United play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for DC United when playing on artifical turf are 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from eleven matches. They have scored 14 goals and conceded 15 times in these games.
These teams have little in common geographically as DC United have to travel 4700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
New England form and stats
New England's struggle is real here at Gillette Stadium with only 8 points collected from 9 Major League Soccer games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-3. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for England, their manager B. Arena and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
No payout for New England in their previous match, an away game at New York RB that ended in defeat 0-1. Before that, England played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Nashville SC.
England aren't scoring a lot here at Gillette Stadium in the league, with only 6 goals from 9 games. New England have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
DC United form and stats
Playing away, DC United have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season. Momentum is building for DC United in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
DC United are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Major League Soccer against Columbus Crew (placed 3rd). Preceding that game was the away victory against Atlanta United with the score of 2-1.
DC United have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, DC United rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result DC United - England 0-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for England, four draws and two wins for DC United. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Bunbury 6 goals |  G. Bou 5 goals | A. Buksa 5 goals |
New England missing players
DC United missing players
| New England | DC United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 22 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 82% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 64% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 60% | 71% |
| 36% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 60% | 57% |
| 9% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 29% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 10% |
| 55% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 60% | 57% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| 36% | 56% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 341 | 156 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 90 | 189 |
| 104 | 49 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 29 | 62 |
| 21% | 12% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | 32% |
- DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- New England has the fewest points (8) at home in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Toronto | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 41 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | New York City | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | New York RB | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | New England | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | DC United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -14 | 21 |
| 13 | Atlanta United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -21 | 16 |