Struggling DC United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Columbus Crew in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
It's no vacation for neither DC United nor Columbus Crew as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for Columbus Crew when visiting DC United as the cities are 3700 kilometers apart.
DC United form and stats
With 1 Major League Soccer win, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, DC United, who have the fewest points (7) at home in Major League Soccer, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With eight home Major League Soccer games in a row without a win, the DC United fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Inter Miami game long ago, can be stopped today.
A good away victory last time out for DC United, who won 2-1 against Atlanta United (placed 12th). In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Cincinnati.
Manager B. Olsen felt very clever after Gelmin Rivas scored the winning goal against Atlanta United, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 68th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when Gelmin Rivas scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for DC United as they are travelling to their away game against New England in the Major League Soccer. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for DC United here at Audi Field in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). DC United have conceded 18 from these games.
Columbus Crew form and stats
2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Columbus Crew, who have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Major League Soccer, playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Houston Dynamo in their previous outing. The Major League Soccer match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus New York City.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Philadelphia Union in just four days.
Columbus Crew have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Columbus have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): DC United won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Columbus Crew has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveDC United missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| DC United | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 34 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | 95% |
| 75% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 70% | 75% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 50% |
| 30% | 30% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | 25% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 60% | 50% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 30% | 45% |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | 90 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 55 | 97 | 232 |
| 61 | 32 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 18 | 31 | 79 |
| 31% | 28% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 42% | 41% |
- Columbus Crew has the fewest conceded goals (16) in Major League Soccer
- DC United has the fewest points (7) at home in Major League Soccer
- DC United has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Toronto | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 5 | New York City | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | New England | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | New York RB | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 23 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | DC United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 18 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -20 | 16 |