1st position in the Major League Soccer table for DC United so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 5th-placed Columbus Crew visits Audi Field.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
DC United form and stats
DC United have collected 7 points from their home games so far after 2-1-2.DC United lost their last game at Minnesota United after a 0-1 scoreline. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Columbus Crew.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does DC United handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D1-L3.
DC United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 7 goals in 5 matches. On the other hand, DC United have conceded 6 goals.
Columbus Crew form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. With the Columbus Crew losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on C. Porter, the Columbus Crew manager, as the last three away games were defeats.Two away games in a row for Columbus Crew, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Houston Dynamo in the Major League Soccer. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against DC United.
Columbus Crew are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of five matches.
A new game in only four days for Columbus Crew, the Major League Soccer home match versus LA Galaxy. Busy days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Columbus Crew's away games this season with only 2 goals from 4 matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Columbus Crew have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Columbus Crew - DC United 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): DC United won 3 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Columbus Crew has 5 wins.Top Goalscorers
  W. Rooney 5 goals / 2 assists |   G. Zardes 3 goals |  L. Acosta 2 goals / 1 assists |
DC United missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| DC United | Columbus Crew | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 60% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Failed To Score | 100% | 75% | 40% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | 6 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| 6.1 | 3 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | 1 | 2.5 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Columbus Crew hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Columbus Crew is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 10-04-19 | | DC United | 0 - 0 | Montreal Impact |
| 14-04-19 | | Colorado Rapids | 2 - 3 | DC United |
| 21-04-19 | | DC United | 0 - 2 | New York City |
| 24-04-19 | | Columbus Crew | 0 - 1 | DC United |
| 28-04-19 | | Minnesota United | 1 - 0 | DC United |
| 05-05-19 | | DC United | 00:00 | Columbus Crew |
| 12-05-19 | | DC United | 23:00 | Sporting KC |
| 16-05-19 | | Toronto | - | DC United |
| 19-05-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 00:30 | DC United |
| 23-05-19 | | DC United | - | Real Betis |
| 06-04-19 | | Columbus Crew | 1 - 0 | New England |
| 13-04-19 | | Montreal Impact | 1 - 0 | Columbus Crew |
| 20-04-19 | | Columbus Crew | 1 - 3 | Portland Timbers |
| 24-04-19 | | Columbus Crew | 0 - 1 | DC United |
| 28-04-19 | | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 0 | Columbus Crew |
| 05-05-19 | | DC United | 00:00 | Columbus Crew |
| 08-05-19 | | Columbus Crew | 23:30 | LA Galaxy |
| 11-05-19 | | Columbus Crew | 23:30 | Los Angeles FC |
| 19-05-19 | | Minnesota United | - | Columbus Crew |
| 26-05-19 | | Colorado Rapids | 01:00 | Columbus Crew |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | DC United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Toronto | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 6 | New York City | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | New York RB | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Atlanta United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | New England | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 8 |
