{"id":187212,"date":"2026-05-08T14:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/187212\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:32:07","slug":"preview-revs-put-perfect-home-record-on-the-line-against-union-on-saturday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/187212\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview | Revs put perfect home record on the line against Union on Saturday night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Revolution are back at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night for the second match of a four-game homestand. On a five-game winning streak in Foxborough, the Revs will welcome the Philadelphia Union at 7:30 p.m. ET for Mental Health and Wellness night.<\/p>\n<p>\n      WHERE TO WATCH<\/p>\n<p>The New England Revolution are streaming on Apple TV all season long.<\/p>\n<p>Apple TV English Talent: Michael Watts (Play-by-Play), Gio Savarese (Analyst)<br \/>Apple TV Spanish Talent: Jesus Acosta (Play-by-Play)<\/p>\n<p>Listen: 98.5 The Sports Hub; 1260 AM Nossa Radio USA; Rumba 97.7 FM<br \/>English Radio Talent: Brad Feldman (Play-by-Play), Charlie Davies (Analyst)<\/p>\n<p>\n      CURRENT FORM<\/p>\n<p>New England Revolution<br \/>2nd\u00a0in Eastern Conference (6-3-1, 19 pts.)<br \/>Last Result | 1-0 win vs. Charlotte FC<\/p>\n<p>The Revolution extended their league unbeaten streak to six games (5-0-1) last weekend with their victory over Charlotte FC. The match kicked off a four-game homestand for the Revs, who are now a perfect five-for-five at home as Philadelphia visit Gillette Stadium. Their performance against Charlotte also secured New England\u2019s third clean sheet of the season, as they defend one of the strongest goal differentials in the East (+6).<\/p>\n<p>While New England have been hot at home this season, they face a Philadelphia side who have had the upper hand over the Revs in recent years, winning all but one of the last seven matchups. Continuing to battle through a demanding stretch, Saturday\u2019s match will be New England\u2019s eighth in a month\u2019s span.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Union<br \/>15th in Eastern Conference (1-7-3, 6 pts.)<br \/>Last Result | 0-0 draw vs. Nashville SC<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the Union soared to the top of the league, earning the 2025 Supporters\u2019 Shield. This year, things are looking a bit different for Philadelphia as they sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference table. While it took the Union until April 11 to find their first three-point result of the season, they seem to have found a bit more rhythm while going 1-1-3 in their last five games.<\/p>\n<p>While Philadelphia has struggled on the attack, only scoring nine goals in 11 games, they\u2019ve been a bit stronger on the defensive end. Earning their lone win on the road this season, the Union will be motivated to secure another three points on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner<br \/>Matt Turner has been a driving force in New England\u2019s strong start this season, conceding only 12 goals through 10 games. His 49 saves rank fourth in the league, as he\u2019s already secured three clean sheets so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>Turner\u2019s signature late-game heroics have repeatedly preserved points for the Revolution. As teams have tried to claw their way back in the dying minutes of recent matches, Turner has consistently delivered in the deciding moments. His strong performances have earned him a spot on the MLS Team of the Matchday twice so far this season. With less than a month remaining before MLS breaks for the FIFA World Cup, Turner will be motivated not just by the Revolution\u2019s success, but by his continued push to earn a spot in the USMNT starting XI.<\/p>\n<p>Union forward Milan Iloski<br \/>After joining the Union late last season, Iloski made an immediate impact for Philadelphia in just nine appearances. Despite logging only 600 minutes with the Union in 2025, the forward produced seven goal contributions, with two goals and five assists.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Iloski is leading Philadelphia\u2019s attack with two goals and one assist. Over his last five matches, he has added one goal and his lone assist while generating a team\u2011high xG of 2.55. As the Union look to strengthen their attack, Iloski is expected to lead the charge.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant coach Michael Morris on preparations for Saturday\u2019s match:<br \/>\u201c[Philadelphia] have had a slow start, but that\u2019s just in terms of goals scored and conceded in their results. If you look at their underlying data and how they\u2019ve performed, they are a lot better than what their position in the table would put them at. For them, we know that Philadelphia, year after year, has very consistent behaviors. They\u2019re very organized in terms of their defending. They\u2019re built off playing direct and second balls and creating challenges for opponents. For us, we have a plan this week in terms of what we want to train, but we don\u2019t really look at teams in terms of where they are in the standings. We look in terms of their data, what are their behaviors, and what are their actions and how they want to play, and then how do we prepare for that effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morris on how head coach Marko Mitrovi\u0107 and the staff have helped change the culture:<br \/>\u201cSomething like culture can be very difficult to quantify. I think it\u2019s just consistent behavior day-in and day-out in terms of the standards that you expect from the team, but also from ourselves as a staff in terms of people. One of Marko\u2019s qualities is that he\u2019s very positive with everybody, but it doesn\u2019t sacrifice the standards and the demands. For me personally, aside from my family and my daughter, I love coaching and I love the game more than anything. It consumes the way I think, and it consumes the way we all behave. Marko is the same way. This game is his passion and his life, and that transmits to the staff and to the players. That helps build that togetherness that I think we\u2019ve shown over the last several weeks or so, and that helps us generate positive results in moments of adversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Alhassan Yusuf on the team improving to a 5-0-0 mark at home to match the club\u2019s best-ever home start:<br \/>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s great that we&#8217;ve been on this winning streak [at home], but the most important thing is being relentless, never satisfied, as we always say. 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