Fresh off a closely contested win against FC Cincinnati, New York City FC (NYCFC) has a chance to extend its unbeaten run to six matches in MLS play this weekend against D.C. United at Yankee Stadium on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET).

City occupies the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference, dangerously close to the drop, while the Black and Reds are bottom of the table. However, NYCFC has had troubles this season showing up against teams lower in the league table than them, losing six of 14 matches played so far.

“We're coming off two quite impressive results,” NYCFC manager Pascal Jansen said Thursday. “For us, it's simple. It doesn't matter who we play; it's about us and only us, and how we get ourselves into the playoffs in the best possible shape. D.C. is one of the teams that we have to fac

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