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New England Revolution 6–1 FC Cincinnati · Major League Soccer

6–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

New England Revolution won 6–1.

Shots
1515
Shots on target
89
Expected goals
1.491.09
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

New England Revolution beat FC Cincinnati 6–1. Recorded in this match (New England Revolution – FC Cincinnati): shots 15–15, shots on target 8–9, expected goals 1.49–1.09, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

New England Revolution show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

New England Revolution's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

8 shots/match ▲ShotsNew England Revolution · FC Cincinnati12.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricNew England RevolutionFC CincinnatiBaseline
Shots8 shots/match12.8 shots/match11.9 shots/match
Shots against13.7 shots/match12.5 shots/match12.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots15 shotsNew England Revolution 15 shots, FC Cincinnati 15 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots9 shotsNew England Revolution 8 shots, FC Cincinnati 9 shots
  • Expected goals1.49 xG1.09 xGNew England Revolution 1.49 xG, FC Cincinnati 1.09 xG
  • Possession56%44%New England Revolution 56%, FC Cincinnati 44%
  • Corners1 corner3 cornersNew England Revolution 1 corner, FC Cincinnati 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls14 foulsNew England Revolution 15 fouls, FC Cincinnati 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsNew England Revolution 3 cards, FC Cincinnati 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1New England Revolution
1Draws
3FC Cincinnati
New England Revolution — FC Cincinnati · Major League Soccer0–1
FC Cincinnati — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer1–0
FC Cincinnati — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer1–2
New England Revolution — FC Cincinnati · Major League Soccer1–2
FC Cincinnati — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: New England Revolution favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · FC Cincinnati in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

New England Revolution3 matchesFC Cincinnati4 matches
2.33 goals/match ▲Goals scored3/40.75 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/42 goals/match
8 shots/matchShots3/4▲ 12.8 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target3/4▲ 4.5 shots/match
45.3%Possession3/4● 52.5%
3 corners/matchCorners3/4● 6.75 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards3/31.33 cards/match
15 fouls/matchFouls3/411 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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