This season is shaping up to mirror 2025 for the New England Revolution. At the same point last year, they were in the midst of a nine-game MLS unbeaten run. Now, they are on a hot streak again, going 5-0-1 over their last six league matches and climbing to second place in the Eastern Conference.
When the Revolution (6-3-1, 19 points) welcome the Philadelphia Union (1-7-3, 6 points) to Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Saturday, they aim to extend their unbeaten run and keep their perfect home record (5-0-0) intact. This year, the Revs are determined to capitalize on their momentum—unlike last season, when a strong stretch was followed by a nine-game winless skid, leading to a second straight playoff miss.
“We’ve had good results in the last several weeks, which helps the dynamic, always,” Revolution coach Marko Mitrovic said. “We want to be sure that we are not emotional thinking like, ‘Oh, now we are winning,’ and we don’t ignore things that we need to do good.”
Although the Revolution have dominated at home, outscoring opponents 13-2 in five matches, their latest win—a 1-0 victory over visiting Charlotte FC—was hard-fought. Carles Gil scored the lone goal on a penalty kick in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time. Gil (three goals, three assists) and set-piece specialist Luca Langoni (one goal, six assists) lead the Revs’ attack.
For Philadelphia, this season is a stark contrast to last year, when they won the Supporters’ Shield with the best record in MLS. After opening the season with six consecutive defeats, the Union have gone 1-1-3 in their last five matches, including a scoreless draw last week against Eastern Conference leader Nashville SC.
“What we’re trying to do is bring stability to the back line and I think you’ve seen that over the last four or five weeks,” Philadelphia coach Bradley Carnell said.
The Union have scored the fewest goals in the Eastern Conference, with just nine. Milan Iloski and Danley Jean Jacques are their only players with multiple goals, each netting two.
“It’s a team that’s very aggressive going forward, pushing the ball forward as soon as possible and trying to win their attacks, very good on winning second balls. That’s kind of their identity,” Mitrovic said. “We are not looking at the standings. Every game is unique.”
