DC United hosts the Colorado Rapids on Sunday in a MLS inter-conference fixture. DC United is 14th or last in the Eastern Conference table at 7-4-17 on 25 points with a goal difference of -27. DC United picked up a huge upset when defeating New York City FC 2-1 on the road Wednesday. Ola Kamara scored in the 24th minute for DC United and Steve Birnhaum scored the winner in the 57th minute.
DC United's victory on Wednesday over New York City FC snapped a four-match losing run and a six-match winless streak. DC United took only six shots but nevertheless came away with the 2-1 victory. Taxiarchis Fountas is the leading goal scorer for DC United with 11, while Ola Kamara has scored nine. Christopher Durkin, Michael Estrada and Nigel Robertha are the leaders in assists with three each.
Colorado is 11th in the Western Conference table at 8-8-12 on 32 points with a goal difference of -12. The Colorado Rapids were defeated on the road 4-1 by Nashville on Wednesday. Colorado's Gyasi Zardes scored an equalizer in the 35th minute but the Rapids would allow Nashville to score three unanswered goals to win by three.
Colorado has conceded 10 goals over the last two matches on the road following a 6-0 loss in Philadelphia and a 4-1 setback in Nashville. Only once in club history has Colorado allowed more than 10 goals over a two match span on the road and that was back in September of 2014. Diego Rubio is the leading goal scorer for Colorado with 12 and Rubio is the leader in assists with six.
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