Revolution v Toronto
Toronto in the Doldrums, need something here...
New England Revolution v Toronto FC
Saturday, May 25th, 19:30 EDT
Gillette Stadium
The scene is set for a bruising encounter, one that Toronto cannot afford to lose. Their recent form has been all over the place and a visit to Foxborough, and an Eastern Conference war, could not have been worse timed.
It's nine games since the Canadians tasted victory now, and with no clean sheets to show for their efforts it's a big ask for the Reds. That said, head coach Ryan Nelson has amassed an experienced squad of players, led at the front by ex-Premiership star Robert Earnshaw. The problem right now is getting the ball to him.
Fever Hot Spot: should you fancy the net to burst more than two times,
will give you a very inviting 6/5 on there being over 2.5 goals.
Last time out: New England shock the mighty Houston Dynamo with a 2-0 victory in the Texans' own back yard: a fantastic result. A 2-0 win for the Revs today can be backed at a tasty 8/1 with
The Revolution's 2-0 win at Houston was extremely professional and highly impressive - not many go to the Dynamo and come away with all three points - and now they face a Toronto outfit low on points and confidence.
Sure-fire home win?
Well, let's see...
Fever Hot Spot: with both sides experiencing such varying fortunes, it seems strange to MLS Fever that the Revs should be as back-able as 10/11: maybe
have made a boo-boo...
New England have found it tough scoring at home recently, although they have kept it tight at the back too. Their current home record reads scored four, conceded four. Toronto have been even worse on the road, scoring three and shipping seven so far.
Fever Hot Spot: should you fancy a low-scoring game,
will give you 2/1 on there being under 2 goals.
Further positives for the Revs come in the shape of six clean sheets so far this season (impressive) and only conceding two or more goals twice so far (now that is a tough nut to crack. New England will be desperate to make the playoffs this time around, having had a torrid 2012 (an overall 16th is far from acceptable ), and Jay Heaps appears to have steadied the boat now for the Revolution.
A win here, and it is conceivable that the New England Revolution will overtake the Crew and come within a win of the playoff picture.
Toronto? A point, a 0-0, anything right now will be seen as a positive.
Conclusion Time: the price of 10/11 is more eye-catching than a night on the town with Scarlett Johansson: don't miss it.
WINNER
New England Revolution: 10/11
Tie: 12/5
Toronto FC: 3/1
HALF TIME RESULT:
Tie: 10/11
New England Revolution: 8/5
Toronto FC: 15/4
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE?
Yes: Evens
No: 8/11
Large H2 title
Video Recap: Houston 0 New England 2
Video Recap: Toronto lose a tight one at home to the Columbus Crew
Revs, last five:
| May 19, 2013 |
| M | Houston Dynamo | 0 - 2 | New England |
| May 11, 2013 |
| M | New England | 1 - 1 | New York RB |
| May 9, 2013 |
| M | New England | 1 - 2 | Real Salt Lake |
| May 3, 2013 |
| M | Portland Timbers | 0 - 0 | New England |
| April 27, 2013 |
| M | New England | 2 - 0 | Philadelphia Union |
Toronto, last five:
| May 18, 2013 |
| M | Toronto | 0 - 1 | Columbus Crew |
| May 9, 2013 |
| M | SJ Earthquakes | 2 - 1 | Toronto |
| May 5, 2013 |
| M | Colorado Rapids | 1 - 0 | Toronto |
| May 1, 2013 |
| CC | Montreal Impact | 6 - 0 | Toronto |
| April 27, 2013 |
| M | Toronto | 1 - 2 | New York RB |
Scarlett yesterday. Damn!
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