D.C. UNITED vs. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
RFK FIELD, Washington, D.C.
June 25, 2016 (Week 16, MLS Game #150)
7 p.m. ET (MLS LIVE, CSN-NE, NewsChannel8)
D.C. United and the New England Revolution meet for a third time this season in a critical contest for both clubs when they face off Saturday evening at RFK Stadium. The teams are separated by just two points in the divisional standings, the Revolution sitting right on the red line in a tie for fifth place, with United just behind. D.C. return home off a second match without a win, reaching a scoreless draw at the Houston Dynamo last weekend. The Revolution continue their road swing following back-to-back wins for the first time this season, last a 2-1 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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- United were shut out at the attacking end for a second consecutive game and a fourth time in six contests, reaching a scoreless draw at the Houston Dynamo on Saturday evening. It was their third defensive shutout over that span.
- The Revolution have won back-to-back games for the first time this season, also winning on their travels for a first time this season in a 2-1 victory at Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday afternoon.
- The teams are playing for the third time this season. Lamar Neagle, Luciano Acosta and Alvaro Saborío all scored to lead United to a 3-0 win Aprill 23 at RFK Stadium; they reached a scoreless draw March 12 at Gillette Stadium.
- United have won the last three league meetings between the teams at RFK Stadium. The Revolution have a five-game undefeated streak alive at home in the series in league play (2-0-3). United’s last win in Foxborough came in 2012.
- The teams also met last year in the MLS Cup Playoffs, United taking a 2-1 win at RFK Stadium in the Knockout Round. United have won three of the four series all-time between the teams in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
REFEREE: Marcos de Oliveira. AR1 (bench): Peter Balciunas; AR2 (opposite): Eric Weisbrod; 4th: Robert Sibiga
MLS Career: 6 games; FC/gm: 26.5; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 1; pens: 2
SUSPENDED: DC: Bobby Boswell (through June 25)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DC: Steve Birnbaum, Marcelo Sarvas -- NE: Gershon Koffie
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DC: Luciano Acosta, Sean Franklin, Nick DeLeon, Jared Jeffrey -- NE: Diego Fagundez
DISABLED LIST: DC: Andrew Dykstra, Chris Korb
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: DC: Steve Birnbaum (USA; Copa America)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (68 meetings): United 31 wins (4 shootout), 98 goals -- Revolution 26 wins (3 shootout), 84 goals -- Ties 11
AT D.C. (34 meetings): United 21 wins (2 shootout), 64 goals -- Revolution 9 wins (1 shootout), 44 goals -- Ties 4
2016 [MLS]:
3/12: NE 0, DC 0
4/23: DC 3, NE 0 (Neagle 33; Acosta 86; Saborio 90)
- Coaches record: Ben Olsen vs. NE: P15 W6 L6 D3 -- Jay Heaps vs. DC: P12 W3 L6 D3
LAST MEETING (MLS)
- United took the lead when Marcelo Sarvas was taken down on the edge of the area, and Lamar Neagle confidently stroked home the resulting penalty in the 33rd minute.
- United sealed the game with a pair of goals in the final four minutes. First came an an audacious, 25-yard chip from second-half substitute Luciano Acosta from just outside the area in the 86th minute to double the lead, then Alvaro Saborio capitalized on a mishit backpass before slotting home for the United third.
- D.C. UNITED (4-4-2): Travis Worra - Sean Franklin, Steve Birnbaum, Bobby Boswell, Taylor Kemp - Patrick Nyarko (Rob Vincent 81), Nick DeLeon, Marcelo Sarvas, Lamar Neagle - Chris Rolfe (Luciano Acosta 71), Fabian Espindola (Alvaro Saborio 44).
- NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (4-2-3-1): Bobby Shuttleworth - Je-Vaughn Watson, Andrew Farrell, Jose Goncalves, Chris Tierney (London Woodberry 29) - Gershon Koffie, Scott Caldwell (Charlie Davies 59) - Kelyn Rowe, Lee Nguyen, Diego Fagundez - Teal Bunbury (Daigo Kobayashi 79).
