THE BASICS
New England Revolution at Nashville SC
Saturday, February 22 | 8:30 p.m. ET
GEODIS Park | Nashville, Tennessee
Predicted Weather: Partly cloudy | High 44 | Low 22
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Streaming/TV: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
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Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub (English), 1260 AM Nossa Radio (Portuguese)
RECENT FORM VS. NASHVILLE SC
The Revs found significant success against Nashville in 2024, picking up two wins and one draw in three meetings in all competitions. New England claimed victory in both regular season contests, grabbing a 2-1 win at GEODIS Park and a 1-0 win at Gillette Stadium, while they also ran out winners in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in Foxborough as part of the Leagues Cup group stage. Overall the Revs are 3-1-2 in their last six meetings with Nashville dating back to 2021, although just two of those meetings have been in Tennessee, where the Revs are 1-2-1 all-time.
This year is very much a clean slate for the Revs, who have largely overhauled their roster after a 14th-place finish in the Eastern Conference in 2024. New England's squad features 14 offseason additions and 18 arrivals since last April, when head coach Caleb Porter began shaping a team built to play his game model. Leo Campana and Ignatius Ganago highlight the attacking reinforcements, MLS veteran Jackson Yueill adds a steady presence in central midfield, while center backs Brayan Ceballos and Mamadou Fofana offer strength at the back. Meanwhile, recent midseason additions like Aljaž Ivačič, Luca Langoni, and Alhassan Yusuf are more settled in alongside club veterans like Carles Gil, Brandon Bye, and Matt Polster.
Nashville is also coming off a disappointing 2024 in which they missed the postseason, finishing just one spot ahead of the Revs in the East (13th). This will be Nashville's first full season under head coach B.J. Callaghan, who arrived last July, and they'll begin the season at home, where they'll be looking to improve upon last year's 5-6-6 record at GEODIS Park. One of the more significant additions to Nashville's squad is central midfielder Gastón Brugman, last year's Audi MLS Cup MVP after helping the LA Galaxy to a title this past December.
After opening the season on the road for the 29th time in 30 seasons, the Revs will return home to Gillette Stadium the next two weekends, hosting the Columbus Crew in the home opener on March 1 before welcoming the Philadelphia Union to Foxborough on March 8.
Overall Record vs. Nashville: 3-2-4
Away Record vs. Nashville: 1-2-1
Last meeting at Gillette Stadium: Revs 1, Nashville 0 (September 28, 2024)
Last meeting at GEODIS Park: Revs 2, Nashville 1 (June 1, 2024)
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SHOW YOUR COLORS
Saturday night the Revs will be wearing the "Boston Tea Party" kit, which will serve as the club's primary uniform once again in 2025.
Inspired by Boston's proud history of positive defiance, the kit commemorates the recent 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party in December 1773. The shirt design is highlighted by red and white vertical waves on the jersey's front, which represent the ripples in the Boston Harbor made by East India Training Company's tea creates as the American revolutionaries emptied 45 tons of tea into the water.
The navy jersey features red shoulders with three white stripes, a throwback to earlier Revolution jerseys, paired with navy shorts and navy socks, featuring red and white striping on top.
You can purchase your "Boston Tea Party" kit HERE.
