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New England Revolution 2–1 Minnesota United · Major League Soccer

2–1Full-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 2–1.

Shots
1112
Shots on target
56
Expected goals
1.751.7
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

New England Revolution beat Minnesota United FC 2–1. Recorded in this match (New England Revolution – Minnesota United FC): shots 11–12, shots on target 5–6, expected goals 1.75–1.7, possession 46%–54%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

moderate

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for New England Revolution, Minnesota United FC.

3 days ▲Rest daysNew England Revolution · Minnesota United FC2.96 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNew England RevolutionMinnesota United FCBaseline
Rest days3 days2.96 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

New England Revolution's recent record differs from the season

moderate

New England Revolution's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.69 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1.69 goals/match1.63 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots12 shotsNew England Revolution 11 shots, Minnesota United 12 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots6 shotsNew England Revolution 5 shots, Minnesota United 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.75 xG1.7 xGNew England Revolution 1.75 xG, Minnesota United 1.7 xG
  • Possession46%54%New England Revolution 46%, Minnesota United 54%
  • Corners8 corners10 cornersNew England Revolution 8 corners, Minnesota United 10 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsNew England Revolution 11 fouls, Minnesota United 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardNew England Revolution 1 card, Minnesota United 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1New England Revolution
1Draws
0Minnesota United
Minnesota United — New England Revolution · Major League Soccer1–1
New England Revolution — Minnesota United · Major League Soccer2–1

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 4 of 11 directional metrics · Minnesota United in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

New England Revolution13 matchesMinnesota United14 matches
1.69 goals/match ▲Goals scored13/141.21 goals/match
1.31 goals/match ▲Goals allowed13/141.5 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals11/11▲ 1.53 xG/match
9.85 shots/matchShots13/14▲ 13.4 shots/match
3.92 shots/matchShots on target13/14▲ 4.5 shots/match
48.4% ●Possession13/1446.1%
3.69 corners/matchCorners13/14● 5.14 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards3/41.25 cards/match
11.2 fouls/matchFouls13/1413.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples13 / 14home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 17 May 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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