D.C. United vs Columbus CrewPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

At Audi Field two sides from the lower half of the Eastern Conference meet. DC United are eleventh on 25 points from 22 games, five wins, ten draws and seven defeats, 28 goals scored and 36 conceded; at home they have won three, drawn four and lost four of eleven matches, scoring 15 and conceding 22. Their last five outings have brought no wins: two recent draws, before that two defeats and another draw. Columbus Crew are fifteenth on 20 points, five wins, five draws and twelve defeats, 31 goals scored and 39 conceded, with a heavy away record of one win, three draws and seven defeats in eleven trips. The draw in the latest round ended a run of four straight defeats. MLS averages 3.20 goals per game, while the DC United fixtures have produced 64 in 22 rounds. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.