Bring on the Revolution

The 2026 playoff journey for the Philadelphia Union will begin on the Gillette Stadium turf next Saturday in the first of a best-of-three series with the New England Revolution.

Game 1 will mark the fourth meeting between the two rivals in the postseason and just the second time they’ve played at the cavernous Gillette Stadium. The match is slated for a 2 p.m. kickoff. Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday, November 28 at 4:30 p.m. in Chester. If needed, the third game would be back in Foxborough on Wednesday, December 2.

The Union hold a 3-1 advantage with the one loss in 2020 a brutal bookend to a Decision Day win in over the Revs when the Union lifted their first Supporters’ Shield in front of a reduced capacity crowd at Subaru Park.

This will be the second time the Union play the Revs in MLS’s convoluted Best-of-3 first round playoff system. The Union swept the Revs in 2023 with a 3-1 win at home and a 1-0 win on the road. They fell in the next round 1-0 to FC Cincinnati on a controversial goal.

The Union earned a six seed in the Eastern Conference. If they get by New England a one-game semifinal with either Inter Miami on the road or Columbus Crew in Chester awaits.

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

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