D.C. United head coach Ben Olsen (Photo : Reuters)
League-leading DC United (13-8-5, 44 points) will host the San Jose Earthquakes (8-10-5, 29 points) in a 2015 Major League Soccer regular season game at the RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. on Saturday, August 22.
DCU is precariously holding on to the top spot after their 1-3 road defeat in the hands of New York City FC at the Yankee Stadium on Thursday, via SB Nation.
NYCFC responded to the challenge as it scored a much-needed three points to try and qualify for the postseason in the East, leaving United in the brink of losing home field advantage throughout the playoffs and the Supporter's Shield award as well.
The newly-reloaded LA Galaxy, with 43 points, is merely a point away from dislodging the Black and Red off the top this season.
Lowly San Jose Earthquakes have won their most recent game, a 1-0 victory over Western cellar-dweller Colorado Rapids, on August 14 at the Avaya Stadium, as per the MLS official website.
The Quakes will first meet Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday, August 19, which have not yet finished as of this writing, before this match against DCU.
The predicted result is a 3-0 blowout by DCU. Ben Olsen's boys will be eager for a retribution after their embarrassing loss to NYCFC last week. It is just unfortunate that the Goonies are the ones to receive their wrath.
DC United starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Hamid; Kemp, Birnbaum, Boswell, Korb; Doyle, Halsti, Kitchen, Franklin; Saborio, Rolfe
San Jose Earthquakes starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Bingham; Wynne, Bernárdez, Goodson, Francis; Salinas, Pérez García, Koval, Alashe; Emeghara, Wondolowski
