DC United vs New England Revolution Prediction: Dark days ahead for New England?!

The Audi Field is set to host the opening game of the new campaign. The last time DC United played a league game at home was the 2-0 win over New York City at the end of lasts season. DC United will begin their new league campaign with a visit from New England Revolution at the Audi Field. 

DC United against New England Revolution has been a one-sided clash recently. New England Revolution have beaten DC United in their last 3 meetings both home and away and they have grown to be the superior team between the two. Surely, this is something DC United will be very interested in changing in the new season. 

With all the preseason adventure now behind both clubs, there will be lots of expectations on both clubs to make good use of their experiences to get the ground running in the new season. But at the moment, New England Revolution look like the team to come out of this clash with all 3 points

DC United

DC United will face a tough test on opening day of the season as they face a tough opponent. Their results in the preseason games also casts a huge doubt on DC United's preparedness for the new season. It's always a tough game when DC United faces New England Revolution. Last season, DC United lost both games with the most recent game ending in a 4-0 defeat.

DC United were ranked 23rd at the end of last season and they had 40 points from 34 matches. Altogether they recorded 10 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats all season. Christian Benteke scored 14 goals for DC United last season, while Mateusz Klich registered 7 assists.

Christian Benteke looks set to lead the attack once again this season for DC United. DC United also added a significant number of new players to the team and Jared Stroud is one of the familiar additions to join DC United for the new season. Jared Stroud was signed from Saint Louis City where he scored 5 goals and registered 5 assists last season. Hopefully he can add his experience at the middle of the park to provide the attacking players with assists this season.

New England Revolution

New England Revolution will hope to throw caution to the wind and push for an opening day win against an old rival. From their previous meetings, New England Revolution should not be fazed by the prospects of facing DC United at the Audi Field even though it's quite early to write them off. However, New England Revolution have their own share of worries ahead of the new season, after such a horrible performance during the preseason. They played 5 preseason games and they had 4 defeats and 1 draw. For a club with serious ambitions such as New England Revolution, that's not a good sign for what's ahead. 

New England Revolution ended in 6th spot at the end of last season. Having a total of 54 points from 34 matches. They won 15 games, drew 10 and lost 9 games throughout the season. Carles Gil was instrumental to the team last season as he scored 11 goals and registered 8 assists for New England Revolution. 

New England Revolution have also recruited a few players ahead of the new season but with the attacking line still looking quite empty, New England Revolution might find themselves struggling even before the season begins.

Head to Head

In the last 20 matches between DC United and New England Revolution, New England won 11 matches while DC United won 5 and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

It's going to be a tough battle for the first 3 points between both clubs. At the moment, both clubs seem to be struggling to get to their best ahead of the opener. They both had a poor preseason especially New England Revolution but hopefully both sides can learn from those games and make the adjustments. 

Analysis of past h2h meetings show, DC United are without a clean sheet in the last 11 meetings and there were more than 2.5 goals scored in 5 of their last 6 meetings. There were also less than 4.5 cards shown in the last 5 meetings.

• DC United to Score First at 1.666 Odds
• DC United to Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• DC United to Win FT at 1.90 Odds