Soccer game preview: Home fans with big hopes before New England - Real Salt Lake

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 13.March
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Gillette Stadium (66829 seats)

New England greet Real Salt Lake for another appealing Major League Soccer fixture here at Gillette Stadium.

Real Salt Lake play their home matches on grass, while this fixture is played on artifical turf. Recent statistics for Real Salt Lake when featuring on artifical turf are 1 win, 3 draws and 8 defeats from twelve matches. They have managed to score 11 goals and conceded 26 times in these fixtures.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Only a few days to rest for the hosting team, as they performed in a CONCACAF Champions League match only three days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Pumas UNAM, was also a home game here at Gillette Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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New England form and stats

New England have only played one Major League Soccer game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 17 matches.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Dallas.

New England are traveling soon after this match as the CONCACAF Champions League match at Pumas UNAM awaits in four days.

At Gillette Stadium, New England has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Real Salt Lake form and stats

The visitors are W0-D1-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.

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. Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Zac MacMath is eager to challenge this, with his 209 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Salt are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against Seattle Sounders. MacMath (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.83. MacMath topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Houston Dynamo.

It's early days yet, but Real Salt Lake has scored 0 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): New England two wins, three draws and Real Salt Lake five victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 8 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

New EnglandB. Bye
B. Bye
1 goals
New EnglandC. Gil de Pareja Vicent
C. Gil de Pareja Vicent
1 goals
New EnglandS. Lletget
S. Lletget
1 goals

New England missing players

Real Salt Lake missing players

Total First Half Second Half
New England Real Salt Lake
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 1 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
6 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8 7
4.5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 9 5.5
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 11
5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 4
30% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 12%
 
13.5 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 8.5
3.5 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 4.5
New England Last season Real Salt Lake
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
35 18   Played P   20 37
22 12   Won W   6 15
8 4   Drew D   3 7
5 2   Lost L   11 15
67 33   Scored S   27 57
43 20   Conceded C   36 57
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 92%
77% 72%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 76%
66% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   70% 68%
46% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 38%
29% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 19%
69% 72%   BTTS BTTS   65% 68%
23% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 22%
11% 11%   Failed to Score F T   25% 19%
 
6.3 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.7
5.2 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   7.1 6.5
1.6 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.1
3 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
14.7 15.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 12.6
5.2 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 4.6
37% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 33%
 
14.1 12.2   Shots against (avg) S A   17.2 14.7
4.6 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.8 4.5

  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 York RB 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 6
2 DC United 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
3 Columbus Crew 2 1 1 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 4 4
4 Orlando City 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
5 New England 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
6 Philadelphia Union 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
7 Atlanta United 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
8 Chicago Fire 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
9 New York City 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
10 Toronto 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
11 Inter Miami 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 1
12 Montreal Impact 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
13 Charlotte 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
14 Cincinnati 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0
Last season 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 34 22 7 5 65 41 17 12 3 2 31 18 17 10 4 3 34 23 24 73
2 Philadelphia Union 34 14 12 8 48 35 17 11 3 3 25 10 17 3 9 5 23 25 13 54
3 Nashville SC 34 12 18 4 55 33 17 8 9 0 35 18 17 4 9 4 20 15 22 54
4 New York City 34 14 9 11 56 36 17 10 4 3 37 13 17 4 5 8 19 23 20 51
5 Atlanta United 34 13 12 9 45 37 17 9 5 3 25 14 17 4 7 6 20 23 8 51
6 Orlando City 34 13 12 9 50 48 17 8 7 2 29 18 17 5 5 7 21 30 2 51
7 New York RB 34 13 9 12 39 33 17 8 6 3 19 11 17 5 3 9 20 22 6 48
8 DC United 34 14 5 15 56 54 17 11 1 5 32 17 17 3 4 10 24 37 2 47
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 8 13 46 45 17 10 3 4 33 22 17 3 5 9 13 23 1 47
10 Montreal Impact 34 12 10 12 46 44 17 9 4 4 29 23 17 3 6 8 17 21 2 46
11 Inter Miami 34 12 5 17 36 53 17 7 2 8 26 35 17 5 3 9 10 18 -17 41
12 Chicago Fire 34 9 7 18 36 54 17 7 5 5 23 18 17 2 2 13 13 36 -18 34
13 Toronto 34 6 10 18 39 66 17 4 7 6 24 27 17 2 3 12 15 39 -27 28
14 Cincinnati 34 4 8 22 37 74 17 1 5 11 17 29 17 3 3 11 20 45 -37 20

Table
  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 York RB 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 6
2 DC United 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
3 Columbus Crew 2 1 1 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 4 4
4 Orlando City 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
5 New England 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
6 Philadelphia Union 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
7 Atlanta United 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
8 Chicago Fire 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
9 New York City 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
10 Toronto 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 1
11 Inter Miami 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 1
12 Montreal Impact 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
13 Charlotte 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
14 Cincinnati 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0

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