Perhaps a welcome break from league football as DC United & Richmond Kickers face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
DC United have less rest than Richmond Kickers in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Major League Soccer game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Orlando City.
DC United form and stats
Last season their US Open Cup adventure ended in the round of 32.DC United have collected 4 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 1-1-2.
Happy days for DC United in their previous game, a fixture away at Orlando City that ended with a 3-1 victory. Midfielder Klich was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.03 (out of ten) in that game. Klich served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
In the game before, an away victory in the Major League Soccer match versus Montreal Impact with a 1-0 scoreline.The match schedule is unforgiving for DC United as they have a new game in only three days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Charlotte are visiting.
The DC United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the DC United defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Richmond Kickers form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Cleveland SC in order to reach 3rd round of US Open Cup. They also participated in US Open Cup last season. This ended in the round of 32.Four points from two away games for Richmond Kickers, meaning one draw and one victory in the USL League One so far.
Richmond Kickers played 0-0 against Northern Colorado in their previous match.
Before that, the win at home against Cleveland SC in the US Open Cup (3-2).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The USL League One trip to Tormenta.
Richmond Kickers have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior three meetings): DC United won two games, one match ended with a tie and Richmond Kickers have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Benteke Liolo 4 goals |  S. Birnbaum 1 goals |  D. Pines 1 goals |
DC United missing players
Richmond Kickers missing players
| DC United | Richmond Kickers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Scored | S | 18 | 38 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.5 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.9 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 24% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 52% | ||
| 14.4 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 10.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | Atlanta United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | New York City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Nashville SC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | DC United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Toronto | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | New York RB | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | -12 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Charlotte Independence | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Tormenta | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 4 | Greenville Triumph | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 5 | Forward Madison | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Northern Colorado | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Union Omaha | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Richmond Kickers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | One Knoxville | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | Lexington | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Chattanooga Red Wolves | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 | Central Valley Fuego | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
