Matt Polster honored with starting spot on MLS Team of the Matchday 29

FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution defender/midfielder Matt Polster has made the MLS Team of the Matchday 29 following Wednesday night’s 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls.

This is Matt Polster’s first appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.

Matt Polster obtained a position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 29 for his defensive performance on Wednesday night. Polster, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 8.5 rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Matt had 0 goals and 0 assists in the match. Polster had 66 touches and 8 passes into the final third. The midfielder went 31/42 (74%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 3/6 accuracy on long balls (50%) and 0/1 (0%) on accurate crosses. He was dispossessed 0 times during the match with 3 chances created. Polster defensively was 3/5 (60%) on tackles won with 9 recoveries and 3 interceptions. He went 6/8 (75%) on ground duels and had 0 aerial duels won. He was fouled 1 time and committed 2 fouls during the match.

Foxboro, Massachusetts: Atlanta United FC midfielder Santiago Sosa (5) gets to the ball ahead of New England Revolution midfielder Matt Polster (8) in a MLS game between the New England Revolution and Atlanta United FC at Gillette Stadium on July 12, 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky

The New England Revolution (13-7-5, 46 pts.) host Austin FC (9-5-12, 32 pts.) in an MLS Match on Saturday, September 2nd. The match kicks off in Gillette Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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