Before we get to the good stuff, let's take a moment to appreciate the man between the posts for DC United: Luis Barraza. His 7.00 rating accompanied by 5 heart-stopping saves have been key to the Washingtonians' survival thus far. For the Crew, it's a two-horse race with Evan Bush leading, dancing to the beat of a 6.70 rating with 2 saves, not far ahead of his teammate Patrick Schulte.
On field players for DC United who worth keeping an eye on include David Schnegg with his astonishing passing accuracy and João Peglow, who despite not having found the back of the net, his threat to goal cannot be overlooked. Gabriel Pirani, on the other hand, has combined accuracy with precision, notching up a goal to his name.
For Columbus Crew, it seems Diego Rossi is not watching the world from behind but rather leading the team with 2 goals and an impressive 85% pass accuracy. Not to forget Maximilian Arfsten and Dylan Chambost, they're painting a pretty picture for the Crew with their combined 1 goal and 94.4 and 91.4 accurate pass percentages respectively.
Looking at past encounters between these two teams, the Crew appear to have the upper hand with just one draw marring an otherwise perfect win streak.
Shifting our gaze to their Season performance, Columbus boasts an impressive margin of wins over losses, unlike their counterparts from the Capitol who are languishing with a records brushed with more losses than wins.
Despite a string of unfavourable recent results for DC United, Columbus Crew have been maintaining quite the streak, clinching victories in four out their five recent games.
In conclusion, looks like it's going to be a show of might by the men from Ohio, possibly winning this game by a mile.
Albert’s Prediction: Columbus Crew by 2