On the 12th of March, DC United will host Orlando City in a clash of the Major League Soccer. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 9th placed DC United, recorded a 0-2 loss against Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán struck first for Columbus Crew in the 10th minute, then Lucas Zelarayán added another in the 44th minute In the end, DC United couldn’t muster any offence and Columbus Crew ran away with the shutout win. DC United is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Orlando City is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Cincinnati FC. Orlando City had 7 on net, and Cincinnati FC had 11, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Orlando City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season DC United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Orlando City hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Jack Lynn and Gaston Gonzalez, and they each have 1 goal. Theodore Ku-Dipietro and Christian Benteke are the top scorers for DC United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.