D.C. hopes to avoid letdown against Toronto

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09/28/2007 - Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United will try to take another step toward finishing with Major League Soccer's best record for the second year in a row on Saturday against Toronto FC.

D.C. is riding a 10-game unbeaten streak, which includes eight wins. United is three points in front of Chivas USA for the best record in MLS and four points ahead of New England in the Eastern Conference.

Since opening the season with three straight losses, D.C. has been impressive in the last five months. A victory over struggling Toronto would give D.C. its second straight unbeaten month and third of the season.

In addition to their success in MLS, United edged Mexico's Guadalajra in the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday, 2-1. Ben Olsen and Clyde Simms scored for D.C. in the first leg of the round of 16 series.

It was a solid win for United, which played a man down for the entire second half after Marc Burch was sent off in the 44th minute. With the second leg of the series set for Tuesday in Mexico, D.C. has to be careful not to overlook Toronto.

Toronto hasn't won since July 4 against Real Salt Lake and has just two goals during its 11-game unbeaten streak. The expansion club set a league record by not scoring in 824 minutes - which included nine straight shutouts.

Toronto finally ended its long scoring drought in its last game when Miguel Canizalez scored in the second minute of a 2-1 loss to Columbus.

"I'm so happy we finally scored," Canizalez said. "The team deserved it."

Although Toronto played well in its last game against D.C., it is winless in two games against United this season. Both of the previous meetings were at BMO Field in Toronto, where the expansion club has posted four of its five wins this season.

Traveling to RFK Stadium in D.C. will make pulling out a victory even tougher for Toronto. United has lost just one game at home this season.

In addition to securing the top spot in conference and the best record in the league, D.C. is a point away from guaranteeing home-field advantage in the conference semifinal series.

Although it's a long shot, Toronto - which has the worst record in the league - is still alive for a postseason berth. Toronto is 11 points behind Chicago for the eighth and final playoff berth.

But if Toronto losses to D.C. and Chicago tops Chivas USA this weekend, TFC will be eliminated.

"Listen, they're playing for that jersey, each and every single one of them. I mean you're never out of it 'til you're out of it (playoffs) but it's very hard, obviously it's an uphill battle and now we've got to go to D.C. They're a very good team, and that one will be a hard battle," TFC coach Mo Johnston said.

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