New England Revolution face New York City FC after shutout victory
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2:03 AM on Saturday, August 22
By The Associated Press
New York City FC (7-8-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New England Revolution (10-7-3, third in the Eastern Conference)
Foxborough, Massachusetts; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: New England +126, NYCFC +190, Draw +258; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out D.C. United 3-0, the New England Revolution face New York City FC.
The Revolution are 9-3-3 in Eastern Conference play. The Revolution are sixth in the Eastern Conference with 32 goals led by Alhassan Yusuf with five.
NYCFC is 6-6-3 in Eastern Conference games. NYCFC is 20-9-1 when it scores a pair of goals.
The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yusuf has five goals and two assists for the Revolution. Carles Gil has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has scored 13 goals and added two assists for NYCFC. Axel Ojeda has two goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Revolution: 14-10-6, averaging 4.2 goals, 12.6 shots on goal and 19.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.
NYCFC: 15-7-8, averaging 4.5 goals, 13.2 shots on goal and 10.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Revolution: Luca Daniel Langoni (injured), Ilay Feingold (injured), Leonardo Campana (injured).
NYCFC: Arnau Farnos (injured), Drew Baiera (injured), Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista (injured), Aiden O'Neill (injured), Kai Trewin (injured), Hannes Wolf (injured), Thiago Martins Bueno (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.