Carles Gil & Aljaž Ivačič named to MLS team of the Matchday 8

FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil & goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič have made the MLS Team of the Matchday 8 following Saturday night’s 1-0 win over Atlanta United

This is Carles Gil’s second appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season. He previously featured in Matchday 6.

This is Aljaž Ivačič’s first appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.

Carles Gil obtained a position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 8 for his marvelous performance on Saturday night. Gil, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 8.8 rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Carles had 1 goal on 5 shot attempts (100% accuracy). Gil had 84 touches and 15 passes into the final third. The midfielder went 53/63 (84%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 4/8 accuracy on long balls (50%) and 4/6 (67%) on accurate crosses. He went 0/1 (0%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 1 time during the match with 4 chances created. He also took 6 corners during the match. Gil defensively had 0 tackles won with 1 clearance & 5 recoveries. He went 3/6 (50%) on ground duels and went 1/1 (100%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 3 times and committed 0 fouls during the match.

Carles Gil currently leads the team in goals scored this season with 3.

Aljaž Ivačič was given a spot on Team of the Matchday 8 following his stellar performance on Saturday night versus Atlanta United. Ivačič, who played the full 90 minutes in net, received an 8.7 match rating according to Fotmob. Throughout the match, Ivačič went 10/26 (38%) on pass accuracy and went 5/21 (24%) on long-ball accuracy. He had a staggering 2.07 xGOT prevented while registering 5 saves, 4 of which were diving saves and 1 time he acted as a sweeper. He made 0 throws, 0 high claims, and had 2 recoveries throughout the match. He touched the ball 33 times and conceded 0 goals.

Caleb Porter & the New England Revolution (2-1-4, 7 pts.) return home to face off against Eastern Conference side New York City FC (2-2-3, 8 pts). The match is set to kickoff at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, April 19th at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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