This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first USL League One game of the season. Both New England II and Richmond Kickers are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
New England II form and stats
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the England friendly games in pre-season: New England II played three friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that New England II scored 2 goals and conceded 8 in these three games.
Richmond Kickers form and stats
Just as the home team, Richmond have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Richmond Kickers wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Let's have a look at how Richmond Kickers performed last season in the USL League One: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 11 and conceded 15 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 1 and lost 3 with 4/7 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Terzaghi 3 goals |  I. Angking 2 goals |  E. Firmino 1 goals |
New England II missing players
Richmond Kickers missing players
| New England II | Richmond Kickers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 7.3 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 50% |