Alajuelense vs New England Revolution Prediction: what's left to play for?

Alajuelense will probably be playing their last CONCACAF match this year when New England visits the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. Both clubs played against each other in the first leg and New England Revolution won the game by a landslide. Alajuelense will hope to overturn the 4-0 deficit they suffered in the first leg.

Alajuelense

Alajuelense will have 90 minutes to fight for their place in the CONCACAF Champions League. They are already behind on the aggregate after losing 4-0 in the first leg in the states and they need to score 4 goals or more to guarantee their place in the next round.

Alajuelense are coming off back-to-back defeats in their last 2 matches against New England Revolution and AD Guanacasteca.

They were completely blown away by the brilliance of the New England side in the first leg and it was never really a competition. According to the stats they had 45% possession, 3 shots on target and they created 0 big chances and 0 counter attacks.

Alajuelense manager Andres Carevic hardly believes there's any hope for the team to turn it around no matter what style they choose to play. But a win would probably help the team to overcome their poor form.

New England Revolution

The New England Revolution will approach this game with lots of confidence after their brilliant display in the first leg.

They put 4 goals past Alajuelense on their home ground in the first leg and there were lots of positives from the game. Nick Lima, Tomas Chancalay (Brace) and Esmir Bajraktarevic were all on the scoresheet for New England Revolution in that game. And according to the stats, New England were the better side. They had 55% possession, 8 shots on target and they created 5 big chances and 2 counter attacks.

New England manager Caleb Porter might choose to approach the game differently than in the first leg. He has such a huge advantage and he might not play his full squad in the coming game.

Head to Head

The first and only meeting between New England Revolution and Alajuelense was in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League. New England won the game by 4 goals to nil.

Analysis and Predictions

This is no longer a contest from the looks of it. New England are untouchable after the first leg and they have the quality to hold the lead. Alajuelense are also not in very good form, and they need a win. While it is impossible for Alajuelense to overturn the deficit, they need a win to get back on track.

Analysis of both clubs shows in 4 of their last 5 matches, they had scored more than 2.5 goals. Alajuelense conceded first in 4 of their last 5 matches.

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