Preview: Toronto against DC United – prediction, team messages, lists

In game three of their four games MLS Home stand, Toronto Welcome DC United To the BMO Field Field on Saturday in the second meeting between the two sides this year.

The Reds started 2-0 at home against the New England Revolution this month and took them in the Eastern Conference with five points less than DC in the 12th place, with the latter defeating the Colorado Rapids 2-1 last week.

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Another rough opening of 45 minutes for TFC last weekend dropped back early and did not recover so that she put nine points under the playoff line of the Eastern Conference.

After 11 games in the competition this season, Toronto gave up 16 goals in Germany, 10 of which came in the first half.

Robin Fraser Searches to BMO Field Field this year, although his team did not score a goal in the last four league competitions at home.

Toronto was only at home in one of the last eight major League soccer matters and only demanded two points during this run.

They have taken at least one point in their last four domestic devices during the break and won on three of these occasions.

TFC won two of her last three excursions in the BMO Field against black and red, with the last victory against them took place in 2023 (2-1).

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It is still a long way to go, but DC United has promoted a few baby steps in the past few weeks of its domestic campaign in the past few weeks.

Troy LesneThe men won three of their previous four games in all competitions and played on Tuesday with a 2-0 triumph via Charleston Battery to the next level of the US Open Cup.

DC is unbeaten in the last 10 domestic encounters at the repeated netting, which is five times in MLS in MLS this year.

Two of their three league wins in 2025 came after the opening goal, while they dropped seven points this year when they pulled the first blood.

While further results have been in the way lately, there is a lot of space for improvements, whereby DC enables a league height of 23 goals this season, 16 from home.

The Black and Red have points in five of the six in the last six meetings with Toronto and won this exact game 3-1 last season.

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Many Toronto players were on the better last weekend Henry WingoPresent Zane MonlouisPresent Richie LaryeaPresent Deandre KerrPresent Derrick Etienne And Markus CimermancicEveryone was dealing with injuries with a lower body.

A problem with the lower back Luka Gavran From the line -up against the Revs, while captain Jonathan Osorio was offside with an upper body injury.

There were four new faces in their start 11 between matchday 10 and 11 of the MLS season, with Spicksoen GomisPresent Matty LongstaffPresent Alonso Coello And Ola Brynhildsen Fight last Saturday.

In their victory against the rapids, DC was missing Gabriel Pirani Because of a knee bar, Jackson Hopkins Had a aching ankle and Lucas Bartlett was failed because of a calf injury.

Were also from the line -up for black and red Kristian FletcherWho was sick while Joao Peglow was missing with a thigh injury.

Christian Benteke He scored his sixth goal in the MLS campaign last week, with the winner with the kind permission of Hosei kijimaHis second from 2025.

Toronto possible starting line -up:
Johnson; Thompson, Long, Gomis, Petretta; Flores; Bernardeschi, Longstaff, Coello, Corbeanu; Spicer

DC United Possible starting line -up:
Barraza; Antley, Macnaughton, Peltola; Herrera, Servania, Enow, Schneggg; Badji, Benteke, Kijima

We say: Toronto 1-2 DC United

Since Benteke is back in the fold for visitors, DC has her hit sparks back, while Toronto is attacked attackingly in the third.

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