Marko Mitrović Prepares Charlotte Vs New England at Gillette Stadium
Charlotte vs New England lands at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, with the Revolution opening a four-game homestand at 7:30 p.m. ET. New England return home with a perfect home record, a five-game unbeaten run in league play and a 5-3-1 mark that has them fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Gillette Stadium and the Revs
The Revs come in after a 1-1 draw at Inter Miami CF in their last league result, then a 4-3 loss to Orlando City SC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night. The home stretch gives them a chance to build on 16 points and 17 goals, with 12 of those goals coming at home.
New England have conceded 12 goals in nine games, but the response at Gillette has been cleaner. Their unbeaten league run has kept them in the top four, and the home record has turned this into a useful test for a team that has already shown it can carry results in Foxborough.
Charlotte FC and Pep Biel
Charlotte arrive fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 4-4-2 record and 14 points after a 4-2 loss at Nashville SC. They have scored 18 goals in 10 games, but they have also given up 18 and have only one road win this season with no road clean sheets.
Pep Biel has driven much of Charlotte’s attack with five goals and four assists, and he has been named to Team of the Matchday twice this year. He has one goal and two assists across his last three matches, while Carles Gil enters with two goals and three assists for New England and the second-most goal contributions on the roster.
Marko Mitrović and the matchup
Mitrović said, “Charlotte has a lot of talent on the f” as he talked through how New England will handle Charlotte’s attack. Gil has two goals and one assist in his last three outings and carries an xG of 2.28, which leads the team in expected goals.
The matchup has the feel of a tight one on paper, but the Revs have the cleaner home profile and Charlotte have the weaker road record. That gives Saturday night a straightforward edge: New England can use the first match of the homestand to keep pressure on the top of the East, while Charlotte need to find something away from home that they have not had often enough this season.
Fans are also being asked to arrive for AAPI Night, with events planned in the Fan Zone and inside the stadium.
