The Revolution were unbeaten in all three matches against the Crew last season (W1 D2), following a run of seven losses in the previous nine meetings (W1 D1, incl. playoffs). The Revs have recorded just three wins in the last 15 MLS meetings between the sides (D4 L8, incl. playoffs) dating back to 2015.
New England earned its third win of the year with a 2-0 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday. The Revs haven’t won consecutive matches since September victories over the Fire, Orlando, and Montreal. New England has followed its last five wins with a draw twice and a loss three times.
The Crew have won three of their last 33 away matches (D14 L16) dating back to September 2019. Columbus kept a clean sheet in its last away match, a draw at Sporting, and could keep consecutive away clean sheets for the first time since May 2018 (3 straight), with the second of those a 1-0 win at New England.
Damian Rivera scored in the first minute against Miami on Saturday, doing so in his first career start. Rivera became the third player to score in the first minute of his first start in MLS history after Aaron Pitchkolan in 2005 and Matias Mantilla in 2007.
Pedro Santos’ direct free-kick goal was the Crew’s seventh of the season and eighth since the start of 2020, both the most in MLS. It was the Crew’s first direct free-kick goal scored by somebody other than Lucas Zelarayán or Federico HiguaÃn since August 2011 (Josh Gardner vs. Seattle).
