DC United will no doubt be keen to return to winning ways on Wednesday night when they entertain lowly Orlando City in an all-Eastern Conference encounter at their Audi Field following a run of 5 matches without a win in the MLS.
This lean period has seen the nation’s capital outfit draw four and lose one within this recent 5-match sequence with stalemates against Toronto, New England Revolution, Chicago Fire and San Jose Earthquakes.
Their 1 defeat out of the last 7 matches overall was a 2-1 loss away at Houston Dynamo, but as they return to home turf for this clash, DC United will be backing themselves for all three points here to keep them in the race for a play-off spot.
The hosts have suffered just 2 defeats out of their 9 home matches to date which were losses to Los Angeles and New York City, but they come into this Wednesday night clash having put together a four-match unbeaten run.
The highlights in recent times for DC United have been wins over Columbus Crew and Sporting Kansas, with Wayne Rooney (8 goals) being the biggest goal threat.
Orlando City recorded a 3-0 win away at Montreal Impact last time out in the MLS on their travels, but this has been only a second success from their last 7 matches overall in recent weeks.
The other recent victory was a 5-1 home win over Cincinnati, but defeats to Toronto, Atlanta United, Seattle Sounders and LA Galaxy show a level of vulnerability for the visitors and they may do well to get something out of DC United in this one.
Orlando City have registered just 1 win out of their last 5 matches on the road, and indeed, results away from home have been pretty ordinary for the visitors who have struggled on the road for some time.
The visitors have recorded just 2 wins out of their last 21 matches on their travels, so the prospects of them grabbing all three points in this encounter seem fairly remote.
Within this 21-match away sequence, Orlando have lost 17 of these so this trip to the nation’s capital looks fraught with danger for the visitors.
Although DC United have drawn a few of their matches recently, they should have enough to grab the points here against a poor-travelling Orlando City outfit.