MLS Preview: New England Revolution - Chivas USA
The Goats have beaten the Revs five times in a row, and New England comes into this one without a win in eight matches.
By Zac Lee Rigg
Victor Decolongon
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| New England Revolution (4-4-2): Reis; Alston, Soares, McCarthy, Tierney; Rowe, Simms, Feilhaber, Guy; Sene, Bengtson. |
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OUT: MF Sainey Nyassi (R adductor strain); GK Bobby Shuttleworth (L knee sprain)
DOUBTFUL: MF Blair Gavin (L hamstring tightness)
PROBABLE: MF Lee Nguyen (L ankle sprain); FW Alec Purdie (L ankle sprain)
| Chivas USA (4-2-3-1): Kennedy; Riley, Valencia, Califf, Jazic; Minda, Joseph, Agudelo, LaBrocca, Bowen; Angel. |
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OUT: MF Peter Vagenas (R hamstring strain)
DOUBTFUL: MF Ryan Smith (R hamstring strain)
PROBABLE: MF Marvin Iraheta (L knee ACL)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- This is the first meeting between these clubs since the New England Revolution dealt captain Shalrie Joseph to Chivas USA for Blair Gavin.
- Chivas USA has beaten New England in the last five meetings, dating back to 2009. Prior to the start of that streak, the Revs had beaten Chivas three times in a row.
- The Revolution are on an eight-game winless streak, one shy of the club record, and are in ninth in the Eastern Conference.
- The Goats, seventh in the West, haven't won in three. Most recently, Seattle Sounders FC trounced Chivas USA to the tune of a 6-2 scoreline in California. The six goals allowed set a club record.
- In that match, Tristan Bowen made his first start since returning from his loan in Belgium and notched his second assist in as many games.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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New England Revolution 0-2 Chivas USA
- 22.22 %
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New England Revolution 1-3 Chivas USA
- 22.22 %
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New England Revolution 2-1 Chivas USA
- 11.11 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 29, 2012 | New England Revolution 3 - Chivas USA 3 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 6, 2011 | New England Revolution 2 - Chivas USA 3 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 30, 2011 | Chivas USA 3 - New England Revolution 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 10, 2010 | Chivas USA 2 - New England Revolution 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 5, 2010 | New England Revolution 0 - Chivas USA 4 |
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New England Revolution
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| May 18, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - New England Revolution 2 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | New England Revolution 1 - New York Red Bulls 1 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | New England Revolution 1 - Real Salt Lake 2 | MLS |
| May 2, 2013 | Portland Timbers 0 - New England Revolution 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | New England Revolution 2 - Philadelphia Union 0 | MLS |
Chivas USA
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| May 19, 2013 | Chivas USA 1 - Real Salt Lake 4 | MLS |
| May 12, 2013 | Portland Timbers 3 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| May 5, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 4 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Chivas USA 2 - San Jose Earthquakes 2 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 1 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| 1 | Matt Reis | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | AJ Soares | Defender |
| 15 | Stephen McCarthy | Midfielder |
| 30 | Kevin Alston | Defender |
| 8 | Chris Tierney | Defender |
| 11 | Kelyn Rowe | Midfielder |
| 13 | Ryan Guy | Striker |
| 19 | Clyde Simms | Midfielder |
| 24 | Lee Nguyen | Midfielder |
| 27 | J. Bengtson | Striker |
| 39 | Saer Sene | Striker |
| 40 | Tim Murray | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Florian Lechner | Defender |
| 25 | Darrius Barnes | Defender |
| 10 | Benny Feilhaber | Midfielder |
| 15 | F. Cárdenas | Striker |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez | Striker |
| 92 | D. Imbongo Boele | Striker |
| 1 | Dan Kennedy | Goalkeeper |
| - | Rauwshan McKenzie | Defender |
| - | James Riley | Defender |
| 6 | Ante Jazic | Defender |
| 3 | Dan Califf | Defender |
| 22 | Nick LaBrocca | Midfielder |
| 51 | Miller Bolaños | Midfielder |
| 21 | Shalrie Joseph | Midfielder |
| 16 | J. Agudelo | Striker |
| - | Casey Townsend | Striker |
| 11 | Tristan Bowen | Striker |
| - | Tim Melia | Goalkeeper |
| - | John Alexander Valencia Hinestroza | Defender |
| 19 | Jorge Villafana | Defender |
| 5 | O. Minda | Midfielder |
| - | Laurent Courtois | Midfielder |
| - | Juan Pablo Angel | Striker |
| - | J. Correa | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
