DC United host Columbus Crew at Audi Field on Wednesday, September 9 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
Neither DC United nor Columbus Crew carries an injury or suspension concern into Wednesday’s game, so this preview is shaped entirely by the players who have carried the goal threat all season. Tai Baribo is still the focal point of the DC attack, with 12 goals from 36 shots and 17 on target, while Louis Munteanu has fired 54 shots of his own for 6 goals. For Columbus, Taha Habroune is the chief supplier with 34 chances created, and Brais M\u00e9ndez Portela offers a proven scoring touch with 2 goals from just 337 minutes on the pitch.<\/p>\n
DC United sit 11th in the East on 25 points, in the thick of a congested playoff picture, and their recent form line of D D L L D shows a team drawing more often than it is winning. Columbus Crew are 4 places and 5 points further back in 15th, with their own sequence of D L L L L underlining how far off the pace they currently are. Both clubs share an identical goal difference of -8, and with defences on both sides prone to leaking chances, Signal expects goals at each end before Columbus edge the closing stages.<\/p>\n\n\n