National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's New England or Pittsburgh Riverhounds that keep their silverware dream alive.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither New England nor Pittsburgh Riverhounds 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
Last season, New England's US Open Cup journey ended in the round of 16.New England are steadily winning Major League Soccer games and points here at Gillette Stadium. 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
It's back home for New England, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Toronto away with the result 2-0. Wood and Jones found the net in that victory. Midfield player Gil got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, the max score being 10. Gil hit three key passes and had 55 successful passes (of 64 total).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Major League Soccer home game that ended 1-1 versus Cincinnati.There will be little rest for England after this match as they are travelling to Inter Miami for a Major League Soccer game in only four days.
New England have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Pittsburgh Riverhounds form and stats
Pittsburgh Riverhounds's mission in US Open Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.There's been little loot from Pittsburgh Riverhounds's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the USL Championship. Pittsburgh Riverhounds only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Monterey Bay in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.
Before that, Pittsburgh Riverhounds travelled to Indy Eleven and returned home with a draw after the USL Championship game finished 1-1.After this away game Riverhounds return home for a USL Championship game against Birmingham Legion. That game is only four sleeps after this.
8 goals have been conceded by Pittsburgh Riverhounds in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Dikwa Lega 7 goals |  G. Vrioni 3 goals |  B. Wood 3 goals |
New England missing players
Pittsburgh Riverhounds missing players
| New England | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 17 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 36% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 6.5 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 15.2 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | New York City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | DC United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | Toronto | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 | Montreal Impact | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | New York RB | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 3 | Louisville City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami FC II | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Loudoun United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Memphis 901 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Detroit City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Hartford Athletic | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 5 |
