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

DC United (6-12-8, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (10-14-3, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

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

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Toronto FC +113, DC United +207, Draw +253; over/under is 3.5 goals

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

Toronto is 8-10-3 in conference play. Federico Bernardeschi leads the ninth-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with eight. Toronto has scored 35 goals.

United is 3-10-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. United has a -16 goal differential, scoring 38 goals while allowing 54.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season. The last meeting finished tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bernardeschi has scored eight goals with six assists for Toronto. Derrick Etienne has two goals over the last 10 games.

Christian Benteke has scored 17 goals and added four assists for United. Martin Rodriguez has one goal and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Toronto: 3-7-0, averaging 0.9 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 2.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game.

United: 2-6-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Tyrese Spicer (injured), Alonso Coello (injured), Raoul Petretta (injured), Lorenzo Insigne (injured).

United: William Conner Antley (injured), Jackson Hopkins (injured), Christopher McVey (injured), Russell Canouse (injured).

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

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