NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs. TORONTO FC
GILLETTE STADIUM, Foxborough, Massachusetts
APRIL 9, 2016 (WEEK 6, MLS GAME #45)
4 pm ET (TSN4, MLS LIVE, CSN-NE)
An Eastern Conference matchup featuring teams that reached the MLS Cup Playoffs a year ago is ahead when the New England Revolution play host to Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution are coming off their first victory of the new season, a 1-0 home win against arch-rivals New York Red Bulls last Friday evening. Toronto FC are halfway through their season-opening eight-game road swing, coming off back-to-back 1-0 losses, last a defeat at the Colorado Rapids last weekend.
- The Revolution won for the first time in 2016 as Diego Fagundez netted the only goal of the game in a victory against the New York Red Bulls on Friday evening at Gillette Stadium. Fagundez has been involved in four of the Revolution’s five goals this season, with two goals and two assists.
- Toronto FC suffered their second consecutive defeat by shutout on their eight-game road swing to start the season, falling 1-0 at the Colorado Rapids on Saturday evening.
- The Revolution have a seven-game undefeated streak alive vs. Toronto FC, dating back to the 2013 season, with five wins and two draws in that time. The Revolution have won the last two meetings between the teams, a pair of 3-1 victories, last Aug. 1 at Gillette Stadium and Sept. 13 at BMO Field.
- The Revolution have won the last three meetings in Foxborough. TFC have not defeated the Revolution at home since 2010, now winless in six straight games since a 1-0 win May 22 at BMO Field. New England has won on its last three trips to Ontario.
REFEREE: Edvin Jurisevic. AR1 (bench): Peter Manikowski; AR2 (opposite): Danny Thornberry; 4th: Mark Kadlecik
MLS Career: 97 games; FC/gm: 22.9; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 22; pens: 18
SUSPENDED: TOR: Benoit Cheyrou (through April 10)
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (22 meetings): Revolution 10 wins, 38 goals … Toronto FC 4 wins, 21 goals … Ties 8
AT NEW ENGLAND (12 meetings): Revolution 7 wins, 21 goals … Toronto FC 2 wins, 7 goals … Ties 3
RETURN MATCHES: 8/6: Toronto FC vs. New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. ET
LAST YEAR (MLS):
5/16: NE 1, TOR 1 (Agudelo 32 – Bradley 53)
8/1: NE 3, TOR 1 (Davies 35, 62; Nguyen 44 – Osorio 75)
9/13: TOR 1, NE 3 (Findley 55 – own goal 4; Fagundez 39; Rowe 71)
- The Revolution have a seven-game undefeated streak alive vs. Toronto FC, dating back to the 2013 season, with five wins and two draws in that time. The Revolution have won the last two meetings between the teams, a pair of 3-1 victories, last Aug. 1 at Gillette Stadium and Sept. 13 at BMO Field.
- The Revolution have won the last three meetings in Foxborough. TFC have not defeated the Revolution at home since 2010, now winless in six straight games since a 1-0 win May 22 at BMO Field. New England has won on its last three trips to Ontario.
- Coaches record: Jay Heaps vs. TOR: P11 W6 L2 T3 … Greg Vanney vs. NE: P4 W0 L3 T1
