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Major League Soccer
May 8, 2022 at 12.30am UK
Gillette Stadium
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New England
2 - 2
Columbus Crew

Jones (71'), Buksa (82')
Farrell (58')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Berry (27'), Hurtado (89')
Morris (41'), Artur (60')

Preview: New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: New England Revolution vs. Columbus Crew - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between New England Revolution and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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New England Revolution will be aiming for consecutive victories this Sunday when they welcome Columbus Crew to the Gillette Stadium.

The visitors are undefeated in their previous two Major League Soccer matches, and they have the possibility of moving up to fifth in the table with a win this weekend.


Match preview

New England might have started the season well, but they ended up hitting a difficult spell of form as of late, having lost five league games in a row.

However, they were able to bring that difficult run to an end last weekend when they defeated Inter Miami 2-0 thanks to goals from Damian Rivera and Adam Buksa.

The clean sheet was welcomed by Bruce Arena considering his team have the fifth-worst defensive record in the Eastern Conference at the moment.

New England's defensive problems have attributed to their league position, with the club currently in ninth place, as they sit just a single point above bottom.

Despite how close they are to being at the foot of the table, a victory has the potential of putting the Revs into the playoffs, and it would allow them to leapfrog their opponents.

Columbus Crew were also dealing with a difficult spell, having suffered a five-game run without a victory in all competitions, so the recent results were welcomed.

However, the visitors are heading into this match in better form than the hosts given that they are undefeated in their previous two outings.

Caleb Porter's men were able to hold Sporting Kansas City to a goalless draw, and that was followed up by a 3-0 win against DC United last weekend.

The consecutive clean sheets have showcased their ability to close out a game, while Pedro Santos, Derrick Etienne and Darlington Nagbe all got on the scoresheet in their most recent outing.

Those two results have kept Columbus in the playoffs, which they have the chance to secure further this Sunday, as a victory could push them as high as fifth depending on other matches.

New England Revolution Major League Soccer form:
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New England Revolution form (all competitions):
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Columbus Crew Major League Soccer form:
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Columbus Crew form (all competitions):
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Team News

New England are likely to be without Ryan Spaulding yet again due to his muscular injury, and because of that, the back four is probably going to stay the same.

Both Lucas Maciel and Jon Bell have also been missing as of late for the hosts, and there are question marks surrounding them once again.

Arena was boosted by the return of his number one goalkeeper Matt Turner last weekend though, and his impact was felt immediately as the Revs kept a clean sheet.

Kevin Molino is one of the best attacking threats that Columbus Crew boast, but he has been out of action lately due to a knee issue.

The decision to once again play with the 4-3-3 formation paid off for the Black and Gold, which is something that could continue this weekend once again.

New England Revolution possible starting lineup:
Turner; Bye, Farrell, Kessler, Jones; Polster, Lletget, McNamara, Gil; Buksa, Rivera

Columbus Crew possible starting lineup:
Room; Moreira, Jonathan, Williams, Santos; Nagbe, Artur, Morris; Etienne, Igbekeme, Berry


We say: New England Revolution 1-2 Columbus Crew

Both teams have suffered lengthy runs without a victory as of late, but they head into this match having brought those to an end.

That should bring confidence to them, and it will lead to a closely-fought game, yet the visitors should just be able to steal all three points due to their slightly stronger defensive qualities.



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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
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15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
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