DC United return to the field desperate to end their losing streak tonight as they host Los Angeles FC. DC has lost two in a row and are looking to get back over the playoff line, but will have their work cut out for them against a LAFC team that is 3rd in the Western Conference.

It has been a long while since these two teams have faced each other. Since LAFC joined the league in 2018, this will be only the fourth meeting between them, with the most recent one coming in August 2022. The Black-and-Red have not hosted LAFC since April 2019 and in their three previous meetings, DC is 0W-1D-2L against them. The team is calling for a blackout of Audi Field to cheer the team on tonight.

Head coach René Weiler is hoping that they can stay the path and keep improving so that they’re right there in the hunt when the season ends. “I think I know where we are in our process. Despite the difficult results, we know where we want to go and the direction remains clear,” Weiler said to media earlier this week. “But I mentioned it before, when we are missing some starters, it will be complicated and it’s not always up to us how we can do things better to win a game. So I mostly to always satisfied if the team’s performances but of course we want to have better results and maybe we need a little bit more time, maybe we need to be a little bit more composure.”

“But at the end, I repeat, I’m mostly satisfied with the team’s performances but there is still a gap to the other teams. I know what we can and what we can’t do today, but that is the next step we want to go. We want to turn tight games in, better results and looking at LAFC.”

The Black-and-Red hope to get back in the win column and start a more positive streak. However, another loss could see them really staring up at the playoff line as the calendar flips to September.

DC United vs. LAFC

Location: Audi Field

Kickoff time: 7:30pm ET

Available streaming: Apple TV