New England Revolution vs Philadelphia Union | 2018 MLS Match Preview

New England Revolution vs. Philadelphia Union 2018 MLS Regular Season — Week 24 Gillette Stadium — Foxborough August 11 - 7:30 pm ET WATCH: ESPN+, MLS LIVE on DAZN (Canada)

Two teams separated by just two points on other side of the playoff line in the Eastern Conference square off at Gillette Stadium when the New England Revolution host the Philadelphia Union.

The Revs are reeling, winless in their last five following a 3-3 draw against Orlando City SC, while the Union have won two of their last three away from Talen Energy Stadium.

This is the second meeting this season, with the Union pulling out a 2-0 home victory on March 3 on goals by Anthony Fontana and CJ Sapong after the Revs were reduced to nine men as Antonio Delamea and Claude Dielna were sent off in each half.

The Union have won four of their last five games against New England (1L), keeping clean sheets in all four wins, per Opta.

New England Revolution

The three-game losing streak was snapped, but New England (7-7-8) extended a winless run to five games following a wild 3-3 draw against Orlando City SC.

The start couldnt have been brighter for the Revs, who raced out to a two-goal lead inside of 18 minutes on goals by Juan Agudelo and Cristian Penilla. Dom Dwyer and Amro Tarek leveled for the Lions before Teal Bunbury gave New England a third lead. But moments later, Scott Sutter equalized and the Revs were disappointed to leave Orlando with a share of the points.

“Ive been involved in football for a long, long time, these sort of things happen, they happen to the best teams in the world and we are playing well,” Brad Friedel said of the club’s recent slide. “I’ve approached things no differently than I did on Day One. … There’s absolutely nothing to panic about here at all.”

Projected Starting XI (4-1-4-1, right to left) GK: Matt Turner — Andrew Farrell, Antonio Delamea, Jalil Anibaba, Claude Dielna — Wilfried Zahibo — Juan Agudelo, Luis Caicedo, Scott Caldwell, Cristian Penilla — Diego Fagundez

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia (8-11-3) booked a third ticket in the U.S. Open Cup final in five years with a comprehensive 3-0 win over the Chicago Fire Wednesday night at Talen Energy Stadium.

After a scoreless first half, Cory Burke opened the scoring in the 59th minute and added his second goal 18 minutes later. When Sapong struck four minutes from full time, all that was left was the celebration for the Union, who lost to Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City in consecutive USOC finals in 2014 and 2015.

“I think that it needs to be said that the players stuck together in a hard moment, rolled up their sleeves I thought in the second half, on a very hot night found energy,” Jim Curtin said. “Obviously we have a quick turnaround now so well celebrate.”

Projected Starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left) GK: Andre Blake — Keegan Rosenberry, Jack Elliott, Auston Trusty, Raymon Gaddis — Haris Medunjanin, Alejandro Bedoya — David Accam, Borek Dockal, Fafa Picault — CJ Sapong

Officials

Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga, Jason White 4th Official: Marcos Deoliveira VAR: Christina Unkel