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Jul 14, 2022 at 1am UK
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DC United
2 - 2
Columbus Crew

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Room (72'), Santos (75')

Preview: DC United vs. Columbus Crew - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between DC United and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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DC United play host to Columbus Crew at Audi Field on Thursday in the latest round of fixtures of the 2022 Major League Soccer season.

The hosts head into this one looking to bounce back from a heavy defeat last time out while the away side go in search of consecutive wins for the first time this term.


Match preview

Columbus Crew claimed a second away win on the spin as they came out on top in a thrilling 3-2 contest against Chicago Fire at Soldier Field.

After going behind to first-half strikes from Rafael Czichos and Chris Mueller, Caleb Porter's men restored parity thanks to Derick Etienne's double before Cucho completed the turnaround on his debut.

The Black and Gold have moved up to eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings and are now just a point shy of the last playoff spot having played a game fewer than Cincinnati.

Awaiting them next is the challenge of an opposing outfit with little to choose between the teams, as the last 14 meetings have yielded six wins apiece for either side and two draws.

Having picked up seven of the last nine points available on the road, Thursday's visitors set out to continue their good run of form away from home.

DC United suffered their heaviest defeat in the club's history following a 7-0 thrashing against Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park on Saturday.

Julian Carranza grabbed a hat-trick and was joined on the scoresheet by Alejandro Bedoya and Mikael Uhre who both scored two goals apiece to sink Chad Ashton's men.

The Black-and-Red remain 13th in the Eastern Conference, but they could potentially be just three points off a playoff berth should they win their two games in hand.

With the worst home record in the entire division as it stands, Thursday's hosts will be aiming to end a four-game winless run in front of their fans.

DC United Major League Soccer form:
  • D
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • W
  • L

Columbus Crew Major League Soccer form:
  • W
  • D
  • D
  • W
  • D
  • W


Team News

Artur has missed each of Columbus Crew's last five games with a leg injury, and the Brazilian is not expected to feature on Thursday either.

The away side will also be without the services of Marlon Hairston, who remains without an appearance since May due to a knee problem.

Off the back of an impressive cameo off the bench against Chicago Fire, Derick Etienne could be rewarded with a starting berth in this one.

Bill Hamid and Adrien Perez are both sidelined for DC United, while 18-year-old midfielder Moses Nyeman also misses out through injury.

Incoming head coach Wayne Rooney is set to be in attendance, although the ex-Derby County boss could have to wait until Sunday before overseeing his first game in charge.

DC United possible starting lineup:
Romo; Hines-Ike, Birnbaum, Pines; Guediri, Durkin, Skundrich, Gressel; Fountas, Kamara, Estrada

Columbus Crew possible starting lineup:
Room; Anibaba, Williams, Mensah; Santos, Zawadzki, Morris, Nagbe, Moreira; Zelarayan, Russell-Rowe


We say: DC United 1-2 Columbus Crew

DC United have some soul-searching to do following a woeful display last time out. Columbus Crew, on the other hand, will be looking to capitalise on their hosts' defensive frailties, and we are tipping them to come away with all three points in the end.

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.


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Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 3.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data


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Premier League Table

Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami34228479493074
2Columbus Crew34199672403266
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati341851158481059
4Orlando City34157125950952
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC34149114637951
6New York City FCNY City34148125449550
7New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls34111495550547
8CF MontrealMontreal341110134864-1643
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta341010144649-340
10DC United341010145270-1840
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia34910156255737
12Toronto34114194061-2137
13Nashville SCNashville3499163854-1636
14New England RevolutionNew England3494213774-3731
15Chicago Fire3479184062-2230

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles FCLos Angeles34197863432064
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy34197869501964
3Real Salt LakeSalt Lake341611765481759
4Seattle SoundersSeattle34169951351657
5Houston DynamoHouston34159104739854
6Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd34157125849952
7Colorado RapidsColorado34155146160150
8Portland TimbersPortland341211116556947
9Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver34138135249347
10Austin FCAustin34119143948-942
11Dallas34118155456-241
12St Louis City34813135063-1337
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas3487195166-1531
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3463254178-3721
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