FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (June 25, 2025) – Starting lineups are now available for tonight's Eastern Conference showdown between the New England Revolution and Nashville SC at Gillette Stadium. Watch the 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff with MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish. Listen to Brad Feldman and Charlie Davies call the match on 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM), or Nossa Radio USA for Portuguese commentary.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR VS. NASHVILLE SC
TEAM NOTES
- The Revolution have collected 19 points over their last 10 matches (1.9 ppg), sixth most among MLS teams since April 12. New England's eight goals allowed in that span are a league low.
- The Revs are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Nashville (2-0-2) across all competitions. The two sides dueled to a 0-0 draw on February 22 in the MLS season opener at GEODIS Park.
- The Revolution have not conceded a goal to Nashville at Gillette Stadium in four previous regular season visits, posting two shutout wins and two scoreless draws. New England has never kept five straight home regular-season shutouts against a single opponent.
- Defensively, the Revolution have allowed the second-fewest goals in MLS (15), the fewest in the Eastern Conference by a margin of four. The team's total of seven clean sheets is one behind the league leaders (MIN, ORL, VAN - 8).
CALEB PORTER | HEAD COACH
- Tonight, Head Coach Caleb Porter will coach the 400th match of his professional club career.
- At the professional level, Porter boasts a career record of 158-137-104 (.526) across all competitions.
- Porter owns the fifth-most games coached (345) in MLS regular season play among active MLS head coaches.
- Porter's 128 MLS victories are sixth most among active coaches and 12th all-time.
CARLES GIL | MIDFIELDER #10
- M Carles Gil (14,959) is set to become the 12th Revolution player to log 15,000 MLS minutes played for the club.
- Gil has logged 10 goal contributions in his last 12 starts. His next goal will move him past Nashville's Teal Bunbury (45) for fourth in club history.
- Gil has earned five MLS Team of the Matchday selections and ranks third in MLS with 91 shot-creating actions.
ALJAZ IVACIC | GOALKEEPER #31
- GK Aljaž Ivačič has seven clean sheets this season, a new career high and tied for fourth most in MLS.
- Ivačič needs three more shutouts to tie the club's single-season record held by Matt Reis (10 in 2005, 2006, and 2007).
- Ivačič ranks second among MLS goalkeepers with a 78.7 save percentage in 2025, and third with a 0.94 goals against average.
TANNER BEASON | DEFENDER #4
- D Tanner Beason ranks second in MLS with 19 blocked shots this season, while his rate of 1.86 blocked shots per 90 minutes paces the league.
- Since Beason stepped into a starting role on April 12, New England is 5-1-4 with six clean sheets over 10 matches.
- Beason (99) is now only one start away from 100 for his MLS career, which spans six seasons with San Jose and New England.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- F Leo Campana and F Luca Langoni are both available on the bench as they eye a return to the pitch after missing time with injuries.
- M Alhassan Yusuf has now started all 17 matches for New England in his first full MLS season. The Nigerian leads the team with 97 defensive recoveries.
- D Ilay Feingold enters the game with sixth goal contributions on the season, tied for fourth among MLS defenders. The last time New England played two games in a single week (May 28 and May 31), the Israeli international recorded three goals and one assist over 156 minutes played.
- D Mamadou Fofana ranks third among all MLS defenders with 68 combined tackles and interceptions, per FBRef Stathead.
- Homegrown D Peyton Miller made his 25th Revolution appearance on June 14 against FC Cincinnati. New England is 6-2-3 with the 17-year-old in the lineup this season.
- F Tomás Chancalay makes a fourth consecutive start up top for New England. Since the start of 2023, Chancalay's 4.2 shots per 90 minutes is tied for the fifth-best rate in MLS.
- D Brayan Ceballos earns his second straight start after returning from a two-match injury absence.
- M Matt Polster is unavailable tonight due to illness. He is replaced by M Jackson Yueill, who makes his fifth start of the campaign.
NEW ENGLAND - NASHVILLE CONNECTIONS
- Nashville SC forward Teal Bunbury spent eight seasons with the Revolution from 2014-2021. The 35-year-old striker’s 45 goals scored and 231 games played rank tied for fourth and seventh, respectively, on the club’s all-time lists.
- Bunbury played two seasons of college soccer under current Revolution Head Coach Caleb Porter at the University of Akron in 2008 and 2009.
- Revolution midfielder Carles Gil and Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar were recipients of the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
- Revolution forward Maxi Urruti and Nashville defender Daniel Lovitz were teammates in 2019 at CF Montreal.
- Nashville SC Head Coach J. Callaghan was an assistant coach for the United States Men's National Team, crossing paths with Revolution midfielder Jackson Yueill from 2019-21.
- Nashville SC defender Josh Bauer played collegiate soccer at the University of New Hampshire and grew up in Bedford, New Hampshire.
- Nashville goalkeeper coach Matt Pickens was with the Revolution in 2014, but did not make an appearance.
