Two clubs in opposite conferences of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United. The first-division clash scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET will be held at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles and can be live streamed here.
Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan had this to offer ahead of today's battle between two of MLS's elite (via MLS's official website): "There's a lot to do before we get two wins in the next few games, and my guess is that D.C.'s not going to come here and roll over, so we have a big challenge. The beauty of these games coming in quick succession is that we're in a rhythm, guys are playing well, guys are feeling good, and there's no time to talk about a whole lot."
"You don't over think things," he added. "You just go out and play. Right now we're playing well, guys are confident and we just want to keep this going."
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Player to Watch: Chris Rolfe has been instrumental in United's rise to the top of the standings. The 31-year-old has provided six goals and four assists in addition to his average of one key pass per match.
Los Angeles Galaxy's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Penedo; DeLaGarza, Leonardo, Gonzalez, Gargan; Donovan, Juninho, Sarvas, Ishizaki; Keane, Zardes
D.C. United's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Hamid; Kemp, Birnbaum, Boswell, Franklin; Rolfe, Kitchen, Arnaud, DeLeon; Espindola, Johnson
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DC United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 43 | |||
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 42 | |||
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 33 | |||
| 4 | Toronto FC | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 33 | |||
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 31 | |||
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 30 | |||
| 7 | New England Revolution | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 30 | |||
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 24 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Impact Montreal | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 17 |
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 45 | |||
| 2 | FC Dallas | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 42 | |||
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 42 | |||
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 40 | |||
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 33 | |||
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 43 | -2 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 30 | |||
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Chivas USA | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 24 |
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