D.C. United vs. Sporting Kansas City: Staff and reader predictions

The start of another MLS season is upon us, and you know what that means—more predictions that will almost certainly turn out to be wrong! And silly polls!

D.C. United host Sporting Kansas City in their home opener, the last ever at RFK (or so I’ve heard). The buzz around DCU is positive this year, more positive than it’s been in what feels like a long time. A strong second half of 2016, some promising offseason moves, and just a little bit of ~new stadium magic~ have 2017 already seeming like a good one.

But does everything click in the first game of the season? We’re largely in agreement that the Black-and-Red will start strong.

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This is the opening match of the year, and we’ve seen…