New England Revolution vs Seattle Sounders: Five Out
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New England Revolution meet Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer on Saturday, 10 October 2026 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with the visitors missing five first-team players through injuries and suspension.
Seattle missing five including top scorer Rothrock
Seattle Sounders arrive on a five-game unbeaten run in league action, winning three straight at home including a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on 2 October 2026. However, their travel to Massachusetts comes with severe squad depletion. Top scorer Paul Rothrock, who leads the team with five goals across all competitions this season, is sidelined with an injury.
Rothrock is joined on the sidelines by injured trio Jesús Ferreira, Nikola Petković, and Pedro De la Vega, while midfielder Hassani Dotson misses the trip through suspension. The absences test an away unit that has struggled for attacking output on the road this year, posting three wins, five draws, and five losses in 13 away fixtures while scoring only 12 times. Across their last five fixtures with chance metrics available, Seattle have conceded an average of 1.66 expected goals per match while generating 1.54.
New England formidable at Gillette Stadium behind Gil
New England sit second in the Eastern Conference with 46 points from 27 matches, scoring 45 goals and conceding 36. Although their previous outing ended in a 3-0 defeat away at Real Salt Lake on 27 September 2026, their record at Gillette Stadium remains among the strongest in the division. The Revolution have won nine, drawn two, and lost two of their 13 home matches, scoring 26 goals and allowing only 13.
Captain Carles Gil leads the Revolution attack with 12 goals across all competitions this season. New England have generated 1.88 expected goals per game over their last five matches with chance data while conceding 1.55. The hosts carry three injury absences of their own into the weekend, with Alhassan Yusuf, Jack Harrison, and Leonardo Campana ruled out.
Our model expects a New England Revolution win
Our forecasting model expects a New England Revolution win in this match, assigning medium confidence to the home victory. The projection aligns with New England's record of nine wins from 13 matches at Gillette Stadium, contrasted against Seattle's three victories in 13 away outings and an injury list that deprives the visitors of their leading scorer.
