The math is simple for D.C. United: win the final two regular season matches and clinch home-field advantage in the first round of the MLS playoffs.
It’s a landing point that, at the start of a promising season, was expected inside and outside both the locker room and board room. A summer swoon soured the outlook, but with three consecutive shutout victories in response to a three-game losing streak, United now controls its destiny.
D.C. (13-10-9, 48 points) is fourth in the Eastern Conference heading into Sunday’s showdown with the archrival New York Red Bulls in Harrison, N.