Our prediction for this MLS match:
New England Revolution play host to St. Louis City at their Gillette Stadium in what is expected to be a close MLS encounter. The Revs aim to make amends for a 2-0 loss to Real Salt Lake and you should know that they are after their only fifth home win of the season. Defender Xavier Arreaga is on international duty with Ecuador, while both Brandon Bye and Tomas Chancalay miss out with injuries.
St Louis City, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Los Angeles Galaxy and they managed to get one. As the visitors have been showing signs of improvement of late, we predict that they are going to grab something from Sunday’s encounter. All Joakim Nilsson, Celio Pompeu, and Tomas Ostrak are out of contention with injuries for the visiting side. The two teams meet for the first time in the Major League Soccer.
Highlighted Team (New England Revolution):
Unlike famous NFL club New England Patriots, the Revolution have yet to win the domestic trophy. New England participated five times in the MLS Cup final, but they were more than fortunate not to lift the silverware. The Revs played their last final in 2014, with the team losing to LA Galaxy in the title game at StubHub Center. New England Revolution, though, clinched the North American SuperLiga trophy in 2008 and that is considered as the club’s biggest success.
It has to be noted that the Revs defeated Houston Dynamo on penalties in the final of the tournament. New England Revolution were founded in 1994 and Gillette Stadium is the home ground of the club. Legendary defender Alexi Lalas played for the Revolution (1996-1997) and he scored three goals for the Gillette Stadium outfit. Fellow USA ace Clint Dempsey was part of the team as well and you should know that he netted 25 goals in 71 league appearances for the club.