Cordeiro Pirani leads D.C. United against the New England Revolution
DC United (9-13-10, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New England Revolution (9-18-4, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
Foxborough, Massachusetts; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE New England +118, DC United +196, Draw +270; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Gabriel Cordeiro Pirani leads D.C. United into a matchup with the New England Revolution after a two-goal outing against Nashville.
The Revolution are 6-15-2 against conference opponents. The Revolution have a -28 goal differential, scoring 34 goals while allowing 62.
United is 5-11-8 against Eastern Conference teams. United is eighth in the league with 162 shots on goal, averaging 5.1 per game.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Giacomo Vrioni has nine goals and one assist for the Revolution. Bobby Wood has scored four goals over the last 10 games.
Christian Benteke has 22 goals and five assists for United. Cordeiro Pirani has four goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Revolution: 2-5-3, averaging 1.3 goals, 3.3 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game.
United: 5-3-2, averaging 2.0 goals, 5.8 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Revolution: Will Sands (injured), Dylan Borrero (injured), Tomas Chancalay (injured).
United: William Conner Antley (injured), Matai Akinmboni (injured), Jackson Hopkins (injured), David Schnegg (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
