Bobby Wood, Đorđe Petrović both honored with a spot in Team of the Matchday 21

FOXBOROUGH, MA– Following the New England Revolution’s 2-1 victory over Toronto FC, forward Bobby Wood has made the MLS Team of the Week!

This is Bobby Wood’s 1st appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.

This is Đorđe Petrović’s 3rd appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.

Forward Bobby Wood obtained a starting position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 21 for his special performance at Gillette Stadium on Saturday. Wood, who played 87 minutes finished the match with an 8.5 rating according to Fotmob and received man of the match honors. Offensively, Bobby had 1 goal on 2 shot attempts (100 % accuracy) with 1 assist. Wood had 36 touches and 4 passes into the final third. The forward went 14/21 (67%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 0/1 accuracy on long balls (0%). He went 1/2 (50%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 0 times during the match with 2 chances created. Wood defensively was 1/1 (100%) on tackles won with 1 recovery. He went 4/6 (67%) on ground duels and was 0/1 (0%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 2 times and committed 1 foul during the match.

Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution forward Bobby Wood (17) pressures Toronto FC goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh (18) in a MLS game between the New England Revolution and Toronto FC at Gillette Stadium on June 24, 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky

Đorđe Petrović obtained a substitute position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 21 following his stellar performance versus Toronto FC on Saturday night. Petrović, who played the full 90 finished the match with 7.7 match rating according to Fotmob. Petrović made 9 key saves throughout the match. His xGOT was a staggering 2.37. In regard to passing, Petro went 15/26 (58%) with 4/15 (27%) on accurate long balls. He made 3 diving saves, with 4 saves were in his box. He totaled 6 accurate throws with 0 high claims and 9 recoveries whilst in net. He touched the ball 42 times.

Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic (99) makes another late game save in a MLS game between the New England Revolution and Toronto FC at Gillette Stadium on June 24, 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky

The New England Revolution (10-6-3, 36 pts.) head out to Cincinnati, Ohio to face MLS Eastern Conference leaders FC Cincinnati (13-4-2, 43 pts.) in an MLS Match on Saturday, July 1st. The match kicks off in TQL Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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