The New England Revolution will meet Rhode Island FC in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on Tuesday night, with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. ET at Centreville Bank Stadium. New England are technically the hosts, and the match will be only the second official meeting between the neighboring clubs.
The teams split little history but carry plenty of current form into the us open cup tie. New England, 8th in the MLS Eastern Conference with a 3-3-0 record and 9 points, beat D.C. United 1-0 on Saturday and have won three straight at home. That victory was their second consecutive shutout. Rhode Island FC arrive in 10th place in the USL Championship Eastern Conference at 1-2-2 and 5 points after a 3-1 win over Lexington SC. They also reached this round with a 4-0 win over CD Faialense and a 2-0 win over Hartford Athletic, both at Centreville Bank Stadium.
Tuesday’s matchup is a rematch of last year’s Round of 32, when New England beat Rhode Island FC 2-1 at the same stadium. It also opens the Revolution’s 2026 Open Cup run, with at least four games left on their schedule through the end of April. The setting gives the game a familiar edge, but the stakes are higher for both sides because the winner moves deeper into a tournament neither club has been able to take for granted.
Cristiano Oliveira adds one more link between the teams. He signed a Homegrown contract with the Revolution first team at the start of the 2026 season and made his debut last season at Centreville Bank Stadium against Rhode Island FC in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32, scoring the game-winning goal for New England. On the other side, JJ Williams remains Rhode Island FC’s most established threat. The joint all-time leading scorer for the club with 19 goals, he has not scored in regular season play this season, but he does lead the team with two assists in USL Championship play and has three assists across all competitions. He also had a goal and an assist in Rhode Island FC’s Open Cup win over Hartford Athletic.
New England know what this game can look like because they have already lived it once. Rhode Island FC know they can win at Centreville Bank Stadium in this competition. That mix makes Tuesday less a formality than a test of which side can impose itself first.