Toronto takes shutout streak into matchup with D.C. United

Toronto FC (3-6-7, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. DC United (4-5-7, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: DC United +104, Toronto FC +237, Draw +252; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto heads into a matchup with D.C. United after securing two straight shutout wins.

United is 4-3-4 in Eastern Conference games. United is sixth in the Eastern Conference allowing only 26 goals.

Toronto is 2-4-5 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto ranks eighth in the league drawing 88 corner kicks, averaging 5.5 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lucas Bartlett has scored two goals and added one assist for United. Keisuke Kurokawa has three assists over the past 10 games.

Daniel Salloi has four goals and three assists for Toronto. Emilio Aristizabal has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: United: 14-4-12, averaging 5.4 goals, 15.3 shots on goal and 13.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.

Toronto: 8-7-15, averaging 3.9 goals, 9.3 shots on goal and 15.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: William Conner Antley (injured), Gabe Segal (injured), Jackson Hopkins (injured).

Toronto: Richard Chukwu (injured), Lazar Stefanovic (injured), Markus Cimermancic (injured), Nickseon Gomis (injured), Matheus Pereira de Souza (injured), Nelson Palacio (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.