Low-Block Fortress
New England Revolution
New England Revolution handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 10 shots blocked or saved on 35.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 35.0%
- Shots blocked
- 4
- Saves
- 6
- Conceded
- 1
Major League Soccer · Matchday 24
New York City FC
Luighi 71'
1 – 2
FT
HT 0–1
New England Revolution
C. Gil 12'
D. Gazdag 90'
Major League Soccer
Matchday 24New York City FC1–2New England Revolution
1.13
Expected goals
2.38
12′71′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: NYC 1.13, NER 2.38.
Match report
New York City FC 1-2 New England Revolution
New England Revolution edged out New York City FC 2-1 at Citi Field in Major League Soccer. Gil opened the scoring for New England Revolution on 12' from the penalty spot, Luighi levelled for New York City FC on 71' and Gazdag put New England Revolution back in front on 90'.
Expected goals finished New York City FC 1.13, New England Revolution 2.38. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. New York City FC held 65.0% of the ball.
It was settled late — Gazdag struck on 90' to swing it New England Revolution's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. New England Revolution graded out for low-block fortress — 35.0% possession and 4 shots blocked. New England Revolution graded out for counter-punch — 35.0% possession and 2.38 expected goals.
Matt Turner came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.5 for New England Revolution across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
65%Possession35%
18Shots11
1.13xG2.38
What the numbers say
6 readsCounter-Punch
New England Revolution
New England Revolution were happy without the ball and still created more — 2.38 xG from 35.0% possession.
- Possession
- 35.0%
- Expected goals
- 2.38
- Opponent xG
- 1.13
Better Chances
New England Revolution
New England Revolution did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.22 xG per attempt against 0.06.
- xG per shot
- 0.22
- Opponent
- 0.06
- Shots
- 11 v 18
Box Occupation
New England Revolution
New England Revolution kept getting bodies into the area — 82% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 9 of 11
- Share
- 82%
- xG per shot
- 0.22
Timeline
⚽12'
C. Gil (Pen)
🟨18'
Alhassan Yusuf
Foul
🔄19'
J. Yueill ↑ A. Yusuf ↓
🟨31'
Matt Polster
Foul
Half-time
H. Wolf ↑ A. O'Neill ↓
🔄63'
Luighi ↑ A. Ojeda ↓
🔄63'
Luighi — assist: N. Mercau
⚽71'
🔄72'
I. Feingold ↑ M. Polster ↓
🔄72'
D. Gazdag ↑ D. Turgeman ↓
🔄80'
L. Langoni ↑ P. Miller ↓
🔄80'
W. Harris ↑ J. Harrison ↓
📺85'
Dániel Gazdag · Goal cancelled
M. Jones ↑ B. Traore ↓
🔄89'
⚽90'
D. Gazdag — assist: I. Feingold
🔄90+5'
T. Beason ↑ W. Sands ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueCiti Field, New York
RefereeAllen Chapman, USA
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 24
StatusMatch Finished