DC United vs Toronto FC 9/19/20 - MLS Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, DC United hosts Toronto FC in the nation's capital in an MLS fixture. DC United sits in 11th place in the Eastern Conference at 2-4-5 on 10 points. DC United was defeated by the New York Red Bulls on Saturday 2-0. This was the second time that DC United has been held scoreless and the club was able to take just eight shots even though they had possession 62% of the time. Goalkeeper Chris Seitz started for the fourth consecutive time in place of Bill Hamid and made four saves.

Over the last five matches, DC United has one win, one draw and three losses and during that span, DC United has scored just three goals and has allowed eight. DC United has been held scoreless and each of its last two outings with one resulting in a loss to New York and the other a draw against NYCFC. Frederic Brilliant and Federico Higuain each have scored two goals to lead DC United.

Toronto FC sits in third place at 6-3-2 on 21 points and is tied on points with second-place Philadelphia Union but behind on goal difference. Toronto defeated Montreal 2-1 in its last outing on Wednesday. Scoring for Toronto in the victory were Pablo Piatti in the 32nd minute and Jozy Altidore with a late winner in the 89th minute. Toronto bounced back successfully from a 3-2 loss last Saturday to the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Toronto has three victories and two losses in its last five matches played and over that span has scored six goals and has allowed five. The Toronto backline and goalkeepers have two clean sheets in the last five matches. Ayo Akinola is the leading goal scorer for Toronto with six, while Alejandro Pozuelo is the leader in assists with eight.