DC United vs Nashville SC - prediction, team news, lineups

Looking to unafraid back-to-back Major League Soccer victories for lone the 2nd clip this season, DC United invited leaders Nashville SC to Audi Field this weekend.

The Washington hosts travel into the contention connected the backmost of a 2-1 triumph implicit Toronto FC, portion the Tennessee outfit suffered a 1-0 decision astatine Orlando City successful their astir caller league outing.

Match preview

DC United's triumph past play was a timely one, particularly aft they had gone 5 league matches without a triumph (D4, L1), a tally that included 3 successive draws against St. Louis City, CF Montreal and Houston Dynamo pursuing decision to Chicago Fire.

That clash with Toronto was the Black-and-Red's archetypal location fixture aft the World Cup break, with Tai Baribo's stoppage-time punishment sealing each 3 points and extending the striker's scoring tally to 3 consecutive appearances.

Rene Weiler's men presently inhabit ninth spot successful the Eastern Conference aft collecting 22 points from their opening 17 league matches (W5, D7, L5), sitting 2 points wide of 10th-placed Orlando City, though triumph present coupled with favourable results elsewhere could assistance them into the automatic MLS Cup playoff places.

While DC United are unbeaten successful their past 4 league outings, turning draws into victories has proved a challenge, with the superior nine yet to grounds consecutive league wins since putting unneurotic a akin tally betwixt April 26 and May 3.

Repeating that feat volition beryllium acold from straightforward against the league leaders, peculiarly arsenic Weiler continues to hunt for greater antiaircraft solidity; his squad person conceded successful their astir caller six MLS matches and are averaging 2 goals against per crippled crossed their past 9 outings.

However, DC United person besides scored successful each 1 of those aforementioned caller 9 league fixtures, portion uncovering the nett 20 times crossed that spell, suggesting different entertaining contention could beryllium connected the cards.

Meanwhile, Nashville beryllium atop some the Eastern Conference and the wide MLS standings aft collecting 39 points from their opening 17 fixtures (W12, D3, L2), leaving the Tennessee nine firmly connected people to situation for the archetypal Supporters' Shield successful their history.

Although that bid suffered a setback with past weekend's decision astatine Orlando City, the effect besides ended a five-match winning streak for BJ Callaghan's side, who failed to people for the archetypal clip successful six league outings since their goalless gully with Philadelphia Union connected May 3.

Supporters of the Coyotes volition presumption that show arsenic small much than a uncommon disconnected day, but they whitethorn beryllium acrophobic by a caller dip connected their travels, fixed Nashville person taken lone 4 points from their past 3 MLS distant fixtures aft collecting 10 from their opening five.

That slowdown has mostly been caused by a driblet successful attacking output, with the visitors failing to people successful 2 of those 3 league trips and successful 3 of their past 4 matches crossed each competitions, including their CONCACAF Champions Cup decision to Tigres UANL.

However, Nashville tin besides gully assurance from a beardown caller grounds successful this fixture, having gone unbeaten crossed their past 4 meetings with DC United and winning 2 of the astir caller three, though the latest brushwood finished successful a 2-2 gully astatine Geodis Park successful May.

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Team News

DC United's triumph implicit Toronto came astatine a cost, with Kye Rowles forced disconnected during the closing stages done injury, leaving him doubtful for this weekend.

Should Rowles neglect to retrieve successful time, helium volition articulation Gabriel Segal and Conner Antley connected the sidelines with limb injuries, portion goalkeeper Jordan Farr remains unavailable due to the fact that of a enarthrosis problem.

Much of the hosts' attacking work volition erstwhile again autumn connected the in-form Baribo, who is expected to spouse Louis Munteanu successful attack, though caller signing Nathan Ordaz is pushing to marque his archetypal commencement for the club.

Meanwhile, Nashville are expected to stay without Cristian Espinoza, Joe Willis and Warren Madrigal due to the fact that of lower-body injuries, portion Patrick Yazbek continues to retrieve from a musculus issue.

Reed Baker-Whiting is closing successful connected his instrumentality from a musculus injury, though this fixture is apt to travel excessively soon for him, portion Chris Applewhite remains distant connected planetary duty.

Sam Surridge remains Nashville's starring scorer with 10 league goals, but the striker has recovered the nett lone erstwhile successful 4 MLS appearances since returning from a backmost wounded and volition beryllium anxious to rediscover his champion form.

DC United imaginable starting lineup:

Johnson; Kurokawa, Rowles, Bartlett, Hefti; Peglow, Servania, Dozzell, Hopkins; Munteanu, Baribo

Nashville SC imaginable starting lineup:

Schwake; Bauer, Woledzi, Maher, Najar; Corcoran, Acosta; Muyl, Mohammed; Surridge, Mukhtar

We say: DC United 1-2 Nashville SC

DC United volition beryllium afloat of assurance aft ending their winless tally past weekend, but having won lone 3 of their 8 league matches astatine Audi Field this season, overcoming the MLS leaders represents a important challenge.

Nashville, meanwhile, are improbable to dwell connected past week's setback and should person capable prime to respond with a constrictive triumph successful what could beryllium an entertaining contention featuring goals astatine some ends.

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