1st position in the Major League Soccer table for New England so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed DC United visits Gillette Stadium.
- New England have the most scored goals (37) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Major League Soccer
It's no vacation for neither England nor DC 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.
4 - 2 - 4 with 13-12. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for DC United when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. DC United play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
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 have performed here at Gillette Stadium this season with 7 wins from 9 Major League Soccer matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
It's back home for England, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Toronto away with the result 2-1. Gustavo Bou and Tajon Buchanan found the net in that victory. Midfield player Tajon Buchanan got a match rating of 7.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Buchanan scored one goal and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Philadelphia Union.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for England, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Cincinnati is only three days away.
The England fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. New England have conceded 9 in these home matches.
DC United form and stats
There's been little loot from DC United's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Major League Soccer. DC United only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
Two away games in a row for DC United, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-5 versus Nashville SC in the Major League Soccer. Attacker Paul Arriola got a player rating of 7.3 in the game. "Man of the match" Arriola served one assist and hit one key pass. As you can tell from the result, the match against Nashville SC was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?
Before that, DC United secured a home win against Montreal Impact with the score 2-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atlanta United in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far DC United have scored 15 goals in 11 league games away. DC United's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most recent past scoreline between these contenders is the New England - DC United 1-0 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (England wins - draws - DC United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bou 12 goals |   O. Williams Kamara 11 goals | A. Buksa 8 goals |
New England missing players
DC United missing players
| New England | DC United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 13 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 37 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 23 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 26 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 89% |
| 75% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 58% |
| 65% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 58% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 45% | 32% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 21% |
| 65% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 53% |
| 30% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 32% |
| 10% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| 35% | 33% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | 34% |
- DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- DC United have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Major League Soccer
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New England have the most scored goals (37) in Major League Soccer
- New England have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Major League Soccer
- New England is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 43 |
| 2 | New York City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | DC United | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Montreal Impact | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Atlanta United | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 21 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | New York RB | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | -12 | 16 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Toronto | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | -16 | 15 |