Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between D.C. United and Sporting Kansas City. The first-division clash scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.

D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via MLS's official website): "KC is doing well to keep pressure on us. New England is coming hard and fast. We want the No. 1 spot and we're going to keep pushing for it. Now the goal is to get as many points as possible. Even if we go on the road, we have to get one point, we have to lock it down. We want to keep climbing the ladder, so we can clinch that No. 1 spot."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: With Perry Kitchen suspended due to yellow card accumulation, the defensive midfield responsibilities will shift toward Davy Arnaud. The 34-year-old is averaging 1.5 tackles and 1.6 interceptions per match.

DC United's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Hamid - Franklin, Birnbaum, Boswell, Korb - Neal, Jeffries, Arnaud, DeLeon - Silva - Espindola

Sporting Kansas City's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Kempin - Juliao, Collin, Besler, Sinovic - Olum, Zusi, Feilhaber - Zizzo, Dwyer, Saad

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).

Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1DC United30156946341251
2Sporting Kansas City30136114537845
3New England Revolution30143134442245
4Columbus Crew30111094336743
5New York Red Bulls30101194846241
6Toronto FC29117114245-340
7Philadelphia Union31912104645139
8Houston Dynamo29106133550-1536
9Chicago Fire3051783846-832
10Impact Montreal3066183454-2024
WESTERN CONFERENCE
RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1LA Galaxy30169563313257
2Seattle Sounders30183957461157
3Real Salt Lake301310750381249
4FC Dallas301461052401248
5Vancouver Whitecaps3091383840-240
6Portland Timbers3091295451339
7Colorado Rapids3088144154-1332
8San Jose Earthquakes29611123442-829
9Chivas USA3066182558-3324