Major League Soccer: New England Revolution vs Seattle Sounders FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 28 match between New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

New England Revolution are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 28 of the Major League Soccer this coming Sunday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Seattle Sounders FC, whom they welcome on home soil at Gillette Stadium.

Ranked as number 2 in the Major League Soccer standings, New England Revolution, have so far collected 46 points this season, while Seattle Sounders FC collected 38 points. This puts them up as number 7 after 27 rounds.

Team form: New England Revolution vs Seattle Sounders FC

New England Revolution Form

New England Revolution are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Chicago Fire FC by 1-2, before beating Orlando City by 4-2. The winning streak came to an end against Real Salt Lake, who ran out 3-0 winners. New England Revolution claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded seven goals.

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Seattle Sounders FC look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Real Salt Lake, who were defeated by 2-0. Then, Minnesota United got outclassed in a 3-1 win, before beating Sporting Kansas City by 2-1. Seattle Sounders FC are winless in their last six away games in the Major League Soccer, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded 11 goals while scoring seven themselves.

Betting facts for New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: New England Revolution vs Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Arriola shows decent form right now for Seattle Sounders FC, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Major League Soccer. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing New England Revolution, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Carles Gil also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Major League Soccer matches.

Betting markets: New England Revolution vs Seattle Sounders FC

Full-time result

New England Revolution claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Seattle Sounders FC won zero of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing six in this series of matches. Seattle Sounders FC have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games. Seattle Sounders FC have not lost to New England Revolution in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

New England Revolution scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Seattle Sounders FC scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Seattle Sounders FC played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While New England Revolution managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Seattle Sounders FC kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

New England Revolution saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Seattle Sounders FC, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches. New England Revolution conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.