New England has won six of its last seven matches against Houston (D1), last losing in March 2014. The Revs have scored at least twice in all seven so those games, one of two times in the club’s history that Houston has conceded multiple goals in seven straight games against a single foe (Min Utd – 2020 – present).
The Dynamo ended a run of 13 straight matches conceding a goal with a scoreless draw against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday. Houston has not managed to keep clean sheets in consecutive matches in over four years, since doing so in July 2018 against Minnesota and Colorado.
New England has dropped an MLS-high 29 from winning positions following a 2-1 defeat to the Red Bulls on Saturday. The Revs have now dropped as many points from ahead this season (29 – W9 D7 L5) as they did in all 34 matches last season (W22 D7 L5).
Houston is the most cautioned team in MLS, collecting 81 yellow cards this season despite committing just 11.3 fouls per match, eight fewest in the league. The MLS record for yellow cards in a single season is 90, set by Colorado in 2018.
New England attempted just four shots in its last loss to the Red Bull on Saturday, its fewest since taking four shots against Chicago in May 2019, just before Bruce Arena took over,. In fact, a Bruce Arena team has taken fewer shots in an MLS match just once since 2011: Galaxy 1 shot vs. Kansas City in 2016.
