D.C. UNITED vs. ORLANDO CITY SC
RFK Stadium | Washington
Saturday, September 24 | Week #29 | MLS Game #295
7 pm ET (MLS LIVE, NewsChannel 8, TV27)
A massive game in the Eastern Conference playoff picture is ahead when D.C. United and Orlando City SC face off in the first of two meetings down the stretch when the clubs clash at RFK Stadium on Saturday evening. The clubs come into the game tied on 34 points, sitting two points below the red line with five games to play. United return home off a three-game road swing that ended with two comeback draws, last a 2-2 result at the Chicago Fire last Friday. Orlando City are coming off back-to-back losses following their 4-1 defeat by Columbus Crew SC last Saturday evening at Camping World Stadium.
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- D.C. United completed a three-game road swing by coming back for a second consecutive draw, scoring a goal in second-half stoppage time for a second game in a row in their 2-2 result at the Chicago Fire on Friday evening.
- Orlando City suffered their second consecutive loss, conceding four goals for a second game in a row in their 4-1 defeat by Columbus Crew SC on Saturday evening at Camping World Stadium, despite Cyle Larin netting his 14th goal of the season.
- This is their first meeting of the season. The teams met three times in Orlando City’s inaugural MLS campaign last year with D.C. United winning two, including a 2-1 win May 13 at RFK Stadium in the only match there between the clubs.
- The teams split the two meetings in Orlando, both by 1-0 scorelines. United won on April 3 in the first meeting ever and Orlando City claimed the victory on June 14.
REFEREE: Sorin Stoica. AR1 (bench): Mike Rottersman; AR2 (opposite): Jose da Silva; 4th: Mark Kadlecik
MLS Career: 55 games; FC/gm: 29.1; Y/gm: 4.0; R: 23; pens: 26
SUSPENDED: ORL: Carlos Rivas (caution accumulation; through Sept. 25)
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DC: Steve Birnbaum, Marcelo Sarvas … ORL: Brek Shea
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: ORL: Servando Carrasco, Seb Hines
DISABLED LIST: DC: Chris Rolfe (season-ending injury)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (3 meetings): United 2 wins, 3 goals … Orlando City 1 win, 2 goals … Ties 0
AT RFK STADIUM (1 meeting): United 1 win, 2 goals … Orlando City 0 wins, 1 goal … Ties 0
RETURN MATCH: 10/23: Orlando City SC vs. D.C. United, 4 p.m. ET
LAST YEAR (MLS)
4/3: ORL 0, DC 1 (Silva 91+)
5/13: DC 2, ORL 1 (Opare 70; Rolfe 79 – Larin 11)
6/14: ORL 1, DC 0 (Kaka 30)
- The teams met three times in Orlando City’s inaugural MLS campaign, D.C. United winning two, including a 2-1 win May 13 at RFK Stadium in the only match there between the clubs.
- The teams split the two meetings in Orlando, both by 1-0 scorelines, United winning on April 3 in the first meeting ever, and Orlando City claiming the win June 14.
- Coaches record: Jason Kreis vs. DC: P14 W6 L5 D3 … Ben Olsen vs. ORL: P3 W2 L1 D0
