MLS Pick ‘Em 2015: Week 7 – Philadelphia Union v. New England Revolution

MLS Pick ‘Em 2015: Week 7 – Philadelphia Union v. New England Revolution

Last week, LA Galaxy sealed a victory at home with strong defending and a goal from Alan Gordon. While it did not impact the standings much, it did allow all but one of our experts to finally pick up a point (Sorry John!). Here are the updated standings. As you can see, we now have a 3-way tie for the top, but Jeff gets the edge for the number of correct outcomes.

This week, the Philadelphia Union play the New England Revolution. The Union broke a three game skid with a win last weekend followed by a hard fought draw against NYCFC on Thursday night. They return home to face a New England team that is starting to find its form after a rough start. Though the scales would be tipped in the Union’s favor as the home team, the last two matches between these I-95 rivals saw the home teams lose. Let’s see what our experts say:

Expert	Pick	Comments
Joseph GoldsteinAnalyst@LastWord_JG	PHI (2-1)	I don’t think the Revs will be shutout, but the Union are a better attacking team then they have displayed so far. Were a bit unlucky to draw NYC during the week.
Eric WalcottStaff Writer@ericwalcott	NE (2-0)	Swagudelo stays hot after his goal against Mexico and the Revs take advantage of a tired Union team from their midweek game.
Alec RiveraDepartment Head@LWOSAlec	NE (2-1)	New England will start to come alive over the next couple weeks as the team begins to rebuild their chemistry. Philadelphia will get a consolation goal after going down 2-0.
Jeff KrauseEditor@DFBJeff	NE 3-0	New England and Philly are heading in different directions, and with Aristeguieta questionable, Philly don’t stand a chance against Lee Nguyen and the power of Kelyn Rowe’s man-bun.
Russ McKenzieDepartment Head@Russ_McKenzie	NE (2-1)	It just doesn’t get any easier in Philly with Agudelo scoring a brace.
John RichanStaff Writer@John_Richan	NE (2-0)	New England is finally hitting their stride while Philly is still trying to “find themselves”. The Union won’t be able to knock the Revs’ train off the tracks this weekend.
Michael NortonEditor@MichaelNorton95	Draw (1-1)	Don’t expet Philly to score two goals a game regularly. They’ll get one in the first 45, but the DGW fatigue/bench rotation will catch them by the final whistle. I’m liking Teal Bunbury’s chances for a goal.
Ned JoyceContributor@nedjoyce	NE (3-1)	Revs come alive with Agudelo getting his swag back. MVP form Nguyen makes a sighting.

Main Photo: LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 07: Teal Bunbury #10 of the New England Revolution collides with A.J. DeLaGarza #20 of the Los Angeles Galaxy in the second half during 2014 MLS Cup at StubHub Center on December 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The Galaxy defeated the Revolution 2-1. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)