FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution II (3-6-2, 11 pts.) will wrap up its four-game road trip on Saturday with a visit to second-place Richmond Kickers (6-2-2, 20 pts.) at City Stadium in Richmond, Va. The contest kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET and is available nationally on ESPN+.
Revolution II won its second straight game with a 1-0 win last Saturday on the road against Orlando City B. Forward Justin Rennicks scored the lone goal, his second of the season, with an assist by Orlando Sinclair. It was the first time the team has registered consecutive victories in its inaugural season, and the clean sheet extended New England’s shutout streak to 262 minutes dating back to Sept. 16. Saturday’s match will be the second time Revolution II has faced Richmond, the first coming on Aug. 21 at Gillette Stadium and resulting in a 2-1 win for the visiting Kickers.
“The biggest thing we learned from the first meeting is that they're a team that doesn't need a lot of opportunities,” said Revolution II Head Coach Clint Peay. “And when they get some, they're pretty deadly. So we have to be really good with limiting and eliminating all their opportunities and finding a way to be better in breaking them down as they're a very good team defensively."
Richmond is coming off a two-game week that featured a pair of victories – 2-1 over Fort Lauderdale CF at home on Sept. 23 and a 1-0 win on the road at Union Omaha last Saturday night. Kickers forward Emiliano Terzaghi added to his league-leading nine goals with a brace against Fort Lauderdale. Midfielder Ryley Kraft provided assists on both game-winning goals, bringing his team-leading tally in game-winning assists to three including one he registered at New England. The Kickers are 4-0-0 at home this season and have outscored its visitors 7-3.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR against Richmond Kickers:
- Several Revolution first-team players continuing to see action in League One play, including Damian Rivera, Nicolas Firmino, Justin Rennicks and Collin Verfurth.
- Firmino and Rennicks breaking the tie with fellow Homegrown Player Isaac Angking for the team lead in scoring with two goals each.
- Firmino, defender Jon Bell, and midfielder Maciel each making their 12th starts of the season and surpassing the 1,000-minute mark for the 2020 season.
- Bell continuing to play every minute of the League One season, having logged 900 minutes at center back thus far.
- Forward Orlando Sinclair registering an assist for a third straight game to break a tie for the team lead with defender Ryan Spaulding.
- Academy defender Colby Quinones continuing to lead all Revolution youth players in professional minutes, having logged 704 so far. Two other current Academy players have logged over 100 minutes this season: Hikaru Fujiwara and Diego Souza.
Match #12: Revolution II vs. Richmond Kickers
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. ET
Location: City Stadium (Richmond, Va.)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Streaming:ESPN+ (National) / YouTube (International)
Talent: Josh Tolle (play-by-play)
