The no. 3 clubs from the Eastern and Western Conference will play Sunday at the Mapfre Stadium with Columbus Crew SC hosting FC Dallas.
Columbus are undefeated in their past four matches in Major League Soccer (MLS) and are also riding a two-match win streak heading to the matchup against Dallas.
The Crew defeated New York City FC (NYC FC) 2–1 at the Yankee Stadium in their last MLS match last Saturday and before that also captured a win over Sporting Kansas City 3–2.
Argentine forward Federico Higuaín shone in Columbus' victory against NYC FC, netting a goal and also tallying an assist.
Columbus has 41 points and an 11–8–8 record as the club is sitting comfortably at the third spot in the East, four points ahead of Toronto FC (fourth) and New England Revolution (fifth) with both clubs having 37 points each.
A win against the Toros will give the Crew three points, which will improve their point tally to 44 points and tie them with D.C. United at the top of the Eastern Conference standings.
Meanwhile, FC Dallas ended a three-match losing slide in their most recent MLS outing against Real Salt Lake (RLS), whom they defeated 2–0.
Before the win, the Toros suffered losses against the Chicago Fire (2–0), defending MLS champions LA Galaxy (2-1), and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1–0).
FC Dallas was on a five-match winning streak before experiencing the three consecutive losses and the win over RLS.
The Toros are on the third place in the West with 41 points and a 12–8–5 record, although a win will not really move them in the standings as of the moment since they are four points behind the second place Vancouver and five points behind the conference and Supporters' Sheild standings leaders LA Galaxy.
The match between Columbus Crew SC and FC Dallas will be played on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. EST. To watch via live stream click here.
