{"id":35367,"date":"2026-08-24T10:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=35367"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:25:29","slug":"match-preview-dc-united-vs-lafc-08-29-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-dc-united-vs-lafc-08-29-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"DC United vs LAFC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

DC United<\/a> host LAFC<\/a> at Audi Field on Saturday, August 29 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

DC United go into this one with no fresh fitness concerns to report, and the picture up top is clear: Tai Baribo<\/a> leads the line on 12 goals from 36 shots this season, with Jackson Hopkins (18 chances created) and Peglow (33 chances created) supplying the ammunition, while Lucas Bartlett anchors things having played more minutes than anyone else in the squad. LAFC arrive with their own frontline intact \u2014 Denis Bouanga (11 goals, 67 shots) is the focal point, flanked by Son Heung-Min, who has created a team-high 38 chances from 71 shots, and David Mart\u00ednez, who has chipped in 6 goals of his own.<\/p>\n

This has the makings of a game with goals at both ends rather than a stalemate. DC United, 11th in the East on 24 points with a -8 goal difference, have leaked goals all season and have not found a way to turn draws into wins, while LAFC, third in the West and firmly in the playoff picture<\/a>, bring the sharper attacking numbers into Audi Field. Expect Baribo to test LAFC’s back line, but Bouanga and Son’s combined output should be the difference.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch DC United vs LAFC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n