New England Revolution v Sporting Kansas City result

Full-time · New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City

Major League Soccer · Sun, 23 Apr 2023 00:30 BST · Gillette Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: New England Revolution · Sporting Kansas City

New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City — New England Revolution won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

New England Revolution beat Sporting Kansas City 2–1 at Gillette Stadium in Major League Soccer on Sunday 23 April. New England Revolution are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Sporting Kansas City are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions.

The goals

New England Revolution led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — New England Revolution: G. Vrioni (31’, assisted by E. Boateng; 35’); Sporting Kansas City: J. Russell (50’, assisted by Dániel Sallói). Andreu Fontàs (61’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: New England Revolution 2.35, Sporting Kansas City 0.89, from 16 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: Andreu Fontàs (20’) and Robert Voloder (89’).

What it changes

New England Revolution have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, G. Vrioni (New England Revolution) 10.4, E. Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) 5.3 and J. Russell (Sporting Kansas City) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

New England Revolution next travel to Philadelphia Union on 24 October 2026.

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for New England Revolution: Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Venue: Gillette Stadium · Foxborough, Massachusetts
Referee: N. Saghafi
Head-to-head (last 4): New England Revolution 2 · draws 1 · Sporting Kansas City 1 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: New England Revolution 3W 2D 0L · Sporting Kansas City 0W 1D 4L

New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 0.25

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.71 / 6.63

Corners

against 6.14 / 3.5 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.14 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 5.71 / 4 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.14 / 1.5

Cards

against 2 / 2 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 April 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 April 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	New England Revolution for / against	Line	Sporting Kansas City for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.71 for · 6.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.63 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.29 for · 14.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.5 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.14 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.86 for · 12.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.63 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.14 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

New England Revolution

New England Revolution — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Buck n 8	65.8	2.2 5/3	1.4 6/2	—
C. Makoun n 7	59.3	2 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
J. Rennicks n 8	27.5	2 3/2	1.6 3/1	—
M. Polster n 8	90.8	1.9 7/6	0.4 2/1	—
G. Vrioni n 8	38.6	1.7 5/1	2.9 6/4	—

New England Revolution — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gustavo Bou n 8	86.9	2.8 8/7	1.3 7/3
Dylan Borrero n 8	64.9	2.4 6/5	1.4 6/2
Bobby Wood n 8	54.9	2.3 6/3	1 5/0
G. Vrioni n 8	38.6	2.3 4/2	1.7 4/2
J. Panayotou n 3	44.3	1.4 1/1	0 0/0

New England Revolution — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bobby Wood n 8	54.9	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
Carles Gil n 8	72	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
Dylan Borrero n 8	64.9	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
D. Rivera n 6	30.2	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
Gustavo Bou n 8	86.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

New England Revolution — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Blessing n 8	67.1	3 6/6
N. Buck n 8	65.8	2.7 8/6
D. Jones n 8	90	2.3 7/7
J. Rennicks n 8	27.5	2 2/1
H. Kessler n 8	84.4	1.9 7/4

New England Revolution — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Đ. Petrović n 8	90	4.5 8/7

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Felipe Hernández n 8	34.4	2.3 5/2	1.6 2/1	—
C. Duke n 8	37	2.1 3/2	2.4 3/3	—
M. Tzionis n 8	29.9	1.9 4/1	1.1 3/0	—
Robert Castellanos n 3	72.7	1.7 2/1	0 0/0	—
W. Agada n 8	72.1	1.7 6/3	0.9 3/2	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Pulido n 7	54.7	2.6 4/2	1.4 3/1
E. Thommy n 8	83	2.2 7/4	1.6 5/3
W. Agada n 8	72.1	2 6/3	0.8 5/0
Róger Espinoza n 8	64	1.6 5/3	1.1 3/3
Tim Leibold n 5	56.4	1.6 3/2	0.3 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Tzionis n 8	29.9	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
J. Russell n 8	73.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Ben Sweat n 8	73.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
W. Agada n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Pulido n 7	54.7	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Pierre n 7	25.3	6.1 3/2
Felipe Hernández n 8	34.4	2.6 4/3
C. Duke n 8	37	2.4 3/2
Graham Zusi n 8	86.8	2.1 5/3
Róger Espinoza n 8	64	2.1 4/4

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pulskamp n 8	90	2.8 6/5
Timothy Melia n 8	94.8	1.8 4/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
New England Revolution		Sporting Kansas City
53%	Possession	47%
2.35	Expected goals (xG)	0.89
16	Shots	8
9	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	2
14	Shots inside the box	4
3	Corners	1
1	Offsides	2
4	Fouls	12
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	7
541	Passes	491
85%	Pass accuracy	85%

New England Revolution player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Đ. Petrović	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Bye	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	7.2
Andrew Farrell	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	6.9
D. Romney	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
M. Polster	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
N. Buck	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
Carles Gil	90	0	0	3	2	5	0	7.2
G. Vrioni	89	2	0	5	4	1	1	7.9
C. Makoun	74	0	0	0	0	2	3	7.2
E. Boateng	74	0	1	0	0	4	1	7.9
E. Bajraktarevic	64	0	0	3	1	0	2	6.9
J. Rennicks sub	26	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.7
Ben Sweat sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
D. Rivera sub	16	0	0	1	1	1	1	6.3
J. Panayotou sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Timothy Melia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
C. Duke	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
D. Rosero	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Walter	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Russell	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.2
E. Thommy	86	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	7
Dániel Sallói	86	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	7.2
Róger Espinoza	67	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Ndenbe	64	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Pulido	64	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Andreu Fontàs	61	0	0	0	0	0	1	RY	5.6
Robert Voloder sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Khiry Shelton sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Felipe Hernández sub	23	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
Chris Rindov sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Tzionis sub	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind New England Revolution v Sporting Kansas City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

New England RevolutionWWDWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Sporting Kansas CityLLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

New England Revolution 2 · 1 draw · Sporting Kansas City 1 · 4 goals/game

2022-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New England Revolution
2019-04-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–4 New England Revolution
2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City
2017-09-17 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 New England Revolution

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

New England Revolution#5 pos55 pts34 pl+12 GD

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

New England Revolution scored1.71

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

New England Revolution conceded1.35

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City?: In their last 4 meetings, New England Revolution won 2, Sporting Kansas City won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City?: Recent form — New England Revolution 3W 2D 0L; Sporting Kansas City 0W 1D 4L.

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