On the 14th of July, DC United will host Columbus Crew at Audi Field in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 14th placed DC United is fresh off their 0-7 blowout loss against Philadelphia Union. Bedoya struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 9th minute on a feed from José Martínez, then Julián Carranza added another in the 22nd minute In the end, DC United couldn’t muster any offence and Philadelphia Union ran away with the shutout win. DC United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Columbus Crew recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Philadelphia Union. Neither Columbus Crew nor Philadelphia Union could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 19 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Columbus Crew is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Apr 30th, Columbus Crew was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Pedro Miguel Martins Santos scored the first goal for Columbus Crew in the 28th minute, then Derrick Etienne added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Josh Williams In the end, DC United couldn’t muster any offence and Columbus Crew ran away with the shutout win.
Erik Hurtado has been the most prolific scorer on Columbus Crew in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. DC United is fortunate enough to have Taxiarchis Fountas in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.