D.C. United has won seven of its last nine home matches against the Fire (D1 L1) dating back to October 2014. United had won just seven of its previous 22 home matches against the Fire in MLS (D6 L9, including playoffs) dating back to May 2002.
D.C. United has opened a season with two straight shutout wins for the first time in club history. D.C. has won its opening three matches of a season three times but haven’t done so since 1999.
The Fire have opened the 2022 season with consecutive scoreless draws, the sixth time in MLS history a team did not score or concede in its first two matches of a season. There has only been one streak of three straight scoreless draws by a team in MLS history: Colorado in March 2015.
Ola Kamara’s 98th-minute penalty winner marked the third consecutive match D.C. United has scored a goal from the penalty spot dating back to the last match of last season. No team has scored from the penalty spot in four straight matches in MLS history.
Kacper Przybylko has scored six goals against D.C. United in MLS play, scoring twice in each of his three seasons with the Union. No player has scored more goals against D.C. since the start of the 2019 season.
