📊 Form Guide

D.C. United

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D.C. United will be hoping to bounce back here after the 4-1 MLS loss in their previous game against Orlando City.

In that game, D.C. United had 55% possession and 15 shots on goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for D.C. United was Lukas MacNaughton (91'). For their opponents, Orlando City got 19 shots on goal with 8 on target. Luis Muriel (21'), Martín Ojeda (44'), Alex Freeman (50') and Marco Pašalić (56') scored for Orlando City.

At least three goals per game were seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where D.C. United have played. Their opponents scored 12 times in these games while D.C. United bagged a total of 7.

Columbus Crew

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Previously, Columbus Crew drew 0-0 in the MLS tie with New York City FC.

In that game, Columbus Crew had 60% possession and 24 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. New York City FC had 5 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.

It is worth noting that Columbus Crew have suffered from a shortage of goals over their last 6 encounters, netting the disappointing return of just 4. In those fixtures, The Crew have also seen the overall goal aggregate against them equal 5. Even so, time will tell whether such a trend might be replicated in this upcoming match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their past head to head meetings dating back to 30/04/2022 shows us that D.C. United have won 0 of them & Columbus Crew 3, with the number of drawn results being 3.

An aggregate of 17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 for Black-and-Red and 12 for The Crew. That’s an average goals per game of 2.83.

The previous league game between these sides was MLS match day 44 on 28/09/2024 when the final score was D.C. United 2-2 Columbus Crew.

That time, D.C. United had 42% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player to score was Christian Benteke (30', 81').

Columbus Crew got 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Cucho Hernández (54') and Jacen Russell-Rowe (57') scored.

The referee was Rubiel Vazquez.

📰 Team News: D.C. United

Randall Leal (Hamstring injury) and Jackson Hopkins (Ankle injury) will be missing for D.C. United manager Troy Lesesne.

🗞️ Team News: Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew boss Wilfried Nancy has to choose a team with limited availability. Nicholas Hagen (Broken finger), Steven Moreira (Hamstring injury) and Rudy Camacho (Hamstring injury) will not be playing here.

🔮 Prediction

In our view, Columbus Crew will likely create enough chances to get a goal against this D.C. United team, although it realistically won’t be as many as they will have scored against them.

We’re tipping a narrow 2-1 victory for D.C. United when all is said and done. Should be a good one.

Peter Guest, 23:01 29/03/2025