Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Columbus Crew 7th with 54 points, DC United 15th with 26, 28 apart. On recent form Columbus Crew sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Columbus Crew 1.62 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, DC United 0.88 and 1.94, with the league averaging 1.5.
DC United entered with three losses in a row. Columbus Crew had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; DC United, 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 Columbus Crew wins, 2 for DC United, 3 draws, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. In 71% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,371. On the scoreboard, Columbus Crew led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Columbus Crew: Dániel Gazdag (31'), Lassi Lappalainen (78') · DC United: Christian Benteke (48')