Columbus has won three of its last four matches against D.C. United (L1), including a 3-0 victory on April 30. The Crew have scored 11 goals in those four matches after netting just one goal in the previous four regular season meetings with D.C.
D.C. United’s 7-0 defeat to the Union on Friday equaled the largest margin of defeat in MLS history (5th time). It was the first time D.C. conceded seven goals in a match in the club’s MLS history.
The Crew extended their unbeaten run to six games (W3 D3) on Saturday, coming from 2-0 down to beat the Fire, 3-2. The victory was the Crew’s first in a match in which they trailed by two goals since a 3-2 win at the Union in October 2014.
The 7-0 defeat to the Union marked the fourth time in the last five matches that D.C. has allowed at least three goals. The 18 goals United has conceded in that time are the most the club has ever allowed in a five-match span in the club’s MLS history.
Cucho Hernández scored the winning goal for Columbus off the bench in his MLS debut. He is the second Crew player to score on his MLS debut in the last five seasons, after Lucas Zelarayán in 2020.
