The Revs are unbeaten in 11 straight home matches against D.C. United (W6 D5), dating back to 2013. They’ve had only one longer home unbeaten run against a single opponent in MLS, avoiding defeat in 20 straight home matches against the Red Bulls from 2002 to 2013 (including playoffs).
New England ended its six-match winless run (D4 L2) with a 3-0 victory over Orlando City on Saturday. New England has kept three straight clean sheets (W1 D2) for the first time since August-September 2015.
D.C. United’s scoreless draw with the Red Bulls on Saturday ended a 13-match run without a clean sheet. It was just the club’s second clean sheet in 21 matches after opening the season with consecutive shutouts.
New England’s three goalscorers against Orlando, Matt Polster, Wilfrid Kaptoum and Henry Kessler, had scored a combined nine goals in 241 career MLS appearances entering last Saturday’s match.
D.C. United has lost its last three away matches, being outscored, 12-0, in those games. Only twice in MLS history has a team had a worse goal difference over a span of three away matches: San Jose (-15) in 2020 and New England (-14) in 2017.
