Revolution at Union

The Union's Jack Mclnerney has scored in consecutive games and now has six goals. NAM Y. HUH / AP
The Union's Jack Mclnerney has scored in consecutive games and now has six goals. NAM Y. HUH / AP (NAM Y. HUH / AP)
Posted: October 06, 2012

Saturday at 7 p.m., PPL Park.

TV: CSN. Records: New England, 7-16-8, 29 points; Union, 9-15-6, 33 points.

Coaches: New England, Jay Heaps (7-16-8); Union, John Hackworth (7-8-4).

Union at home: 6-7-2. New England on the road: 1-12-2.

Goals for: New England, 37; Union, 34.

Goals against: New England, 43; Union, 37.

Previous meetings: The Union won, 2-1, on July 29 at PPL Park. On Sept. 1, the teams played to a scoreless draw.

Most recent MLS games: New England lost, 2-0, at Houston on Sept. 29. The Union won, 3-1, at Chicago on Wednesday.

About the Revolution: New England is on a three-game winless streak, going 0-2-1 in that span. . . . Keeper Matt Reis entered the weekend fifth in MLS in saves with 92. . . . Leading scorer Saer Sene (11 goals) is out for the season after injuring his left anterior cruciate ligament. . . . Second-leading scorer Lee Nguyen (five goals) is out after having shoulder surgery.

About the Union: The Union are 2-1 in their last three games, all against playoff contenders. . . . Jack McInerney has scored in consecutive games and now has six goals, two more than his first two seasons combined. . . . Keeper Zac MacMath has appeared in 28 of 30 games and entered the weekend seventh in MLS with a 1.25 goals-against average. . . . Rookie defender Ray Gaddis has started the last three games and continues to put forth a solid effort on the back line. - Marc Narducci

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