- Head-to-head: Philadelphia Union have won four of the last five head-to-head meetings.
- Away defence: New England Revolution have conceded 25 goals in 15 MLS 2026 away games.
- Home form: Philadelphia Union have won two and drawn one of their last three home MLS matches.
Union looking up a gear
Philadelphia Union have hit a spell of strong form ahead of Saturday's home game against New England Revolution, who will provide a good test for the Union at Subaru Park. Union have won four of their last five MLS 2026 matches, losing none, after a 3-1 away win at Chicago Fire FC and a 2-2 home draw with high-flying Charlotte FC last time out.
Ryan Richter has retained the compact structure and counter-pressing identity that served Union well during Jim Curtin's long reign, although he has given the team an extra edge since taking the reins on 27 May 2026. Richter's side are still too far down the Eastern Conference standings to seriously push for the playoffs as they sit 11th with 46 points from 30 matches, but they need to finish strong anyway.
The hosts have been solid at home in 2026, going 7-5-3 from 15 games with an average of 1.80 goals scored and 1.07 goals conceded.
Revs have a knack for scoring goals
Form and record
New England Revolution will have the better of the overall records into this one as they have the MLS 2026's fourth-best record with 52 points from 30 games. Revs are also in mixed-to-strong form with three wins and two defeats in their last five, although they come into this matchup on the back of two straight victories after a 3-2 road win at FC Cincinnati and a 1-0 success over Chicago Fire FC at home.
Style and key players
- Marko Mitrovic has encouraged his men to press high and chase turnovers since taking over on 7 November 2025 and that suits Carles Gil and Brennan Johnson down to the ground.
- Gil has the most of anything that New England do, with 12 goals in 27 MLS 2026 appearances, but Johnson adds some direct running in behind and will be a useful player off the ball as the Revs look to get their numbers forward.
Head-to-head
Union should have the edge in this matchup as they have won their two previous home games against the Revs, who lost the last matchup 2-1 at Gillette Stadium five months ago. But New England have enough firepower to keep this one close and tense.
Back both teams to score
Union's best player is Milan Iloski, who has scored 16 goals for the club in 27 MLS 2026 games and 7 of Union's last 14 goals in the past five games, so it seems a smart strategy to take the better odds against the draw here. Both teams to net looks like the best way to get involved in the action at around 1.46 because the hosts score regularly at Subaru Park and the visitors aren't exactly tight on the road, despite their 6-2-7 away record.
Over 2.5 goals looks like a sharp angle at 1.44, but our main selection is BTTS because of the way in which both sides are set up to play the game. Union press in their 4-4-2 formation while New England press in a narrow 4-2-3-1 that can turn into a 4-3-3 when in possession. There are some key battles in central areas, where each side needs their press to trigger and their transition defense to perform if they are to be the ones breaking through.
Richter's men are going better right now, so we will take Union to win this game, but New England will do enough to ensure it isn't a walk in the park. The visitors have won one and lost one of their two road games since the summer, but remain a little inconsistent when traveling.
