The New England Revolution won the 2021 Supporters’ Shield, breaking the record for the most points in a season. Since then, the Revolution went down three stars with winger Tajon Buchanan, goalkeeper Matt Turner and forward Adam Buksa all moving to European clubs and currently sit in 10th place in the Eastern Conference. That doesn’t mean Saturday’s match for the Columbus Crew is easy.
Columbus and New England have battled over the past two seasons, and the Black & Gold enter the match with three straight draws against the Revolution. Back on May 7, Columbus had a lead, lost a lead and then made up a deficit in a thrilling 2-2 draw, but since then the Crew has played the team’s best soccer of the season and New England enters the game playing some of the team’s worst, losing two straight.