Columbus hosts red-hot Hoops at Crew Stadium

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08/27/2010 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew have their work cut out for them when they host red-hot FC Dallas on Saturday at Crew Stadium.

Not only are the Hoops (9-2-9) on an 11-match unbeaten run in Major League Soccer play, but they are unbeaten in their last nine road fixtures.

Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman isn't expecting an easy match at the current Eastern table leaders, however.

"Right now I'm looking at our next 10 games and we play on the road this Saturday against Columbus," he told The Sportsbook Betting Lines. "Any team that goes into Columbus is going to have a war because they are so hard to beat there."

Dallas is entering its final 10 games of the regular season with the focus solely on getting to the MLS Cup playoffs.

"We finished our first 10 games with 12 points, which were a very difficult 12 points to get," Hyndman said. "In our second 10 games we really focused on trying to hit 20 points and we hit 24. Now we are focusing on that final 10 games and seeing if we can get ourselves into the playoffs."

The Crew (12-5-4) are coming off a disappointing 1-0 loss to Santos in CONCACAF Champions League play at mid-week and could have some pent-up frustration after a late equalizer was disallowed.

The defending Supporters' Shield winners are in good form in league play as of late, winning four of their last six fixtures. They are also 9-2-0 at home this season.

Columbus will be playing Saturday's game without regulars Robbie Rogers and Gino Padula because of knee injuries, while midfielder Brian Carroll is questionable with an illness and defender Andy Iro is probable with knee inflammation.

Dallas will be without defender Ugo Ihemelu and midfielder Dax McCarty because of injuries.

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