April 28, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – New England Revolution News Release
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (6-1-2; 20 pts. – 1st in Eastern Conference) will host FC Cincinnati (6-1-2; 20 pts. – 2nd in Eastern Conference) on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish. Callum Williams and Calen Carr will call the match in English, with Diego Pessolano and Luis Gerardo Bucci providing commentary in Spanish. Saturday’s match can also be heard on the radio locally on 98.5 The Sports Hub and nationally on SiriusXM FC (Channel 157), with Brad Feldman and Charlie Davies calling the action, and on 1260 AM Nossa Radio USA in Portuguese. Start your Saturday with “The Soccer Show” on 98.5 The Sports Hub, hosted by DJ Bean, from 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. ET and available on demand.
Saturday’s match is the first-ever encounter in MLS history between two teams who’ve reached the 20-point mark within their first 10 games of the season, per Opta. New England sits just ahead of Cincinnati at the top of the MLS table, thanks to their advantage in goal differential, as the two sides have posted identical 6-1-2 records to open the season. With a win on Saturday, the Revolution would match their best 10-game start (7-1-2, 23 pts.), set in their record-setting 2021 campaign.
In regular season play, New England is an unbeaten 4-0-1 in five games in Foxborough and is outscoring opponents 11-2 at home. The Revolution have yet to concede a goal from open play on its home field this MLS season. Meanwhile, FC Cincinnati enter Matchday 10 as winners in four of their last five games, with only two goals conceded over four games in the month of April. The Orange and Blue, tied for the MLS lead with five clean sheets this season, own a 1-1-2 road record.
New England leads the all-time series against FC Cincinnati, 4-1-1, including a 2-2 draw in the most recent encounter between the two sides on July 3, 2022, at Gillette Stadium. Revolution Sporting Director and Head Coach Bruce Arena has never lost to Cincinnati, owning a 4-0-1 record over five meetings. On the opposite bench, Cincinnati’s coaching staff features Arena’s son, Kenny Arena, as an assistant under Head Coach Pat Noonan, a former Revolution forward who helped New England win three Eastern Conference titles during his five years with the club from 2003-07.
Revolution forward Giacomo Vrioni highlighted last Saturday’s victory with…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at OurSports Central Major League Soccer MLS News…