D.C. United’s rare midday game against the New York Red Bulls is not a must-win in the mathematical sense, or even in the “playoff teams win this game” sense of Wednesday’s narrow win over Minnesota. However, with their competition in the race for the East’s final playoff spot all picking up points yesterday, there’s a lot of pressure on the Black-and-Red to get three points. We don’t need this one...but we need this one.
There’s the added aspect of who they’re playing. The Red Bulls are the most odious team in MLS, and unfortunately they’ve had United’s number in recent years.