Orlando City, Columbus Crew meet in pivotal pre-playoff matchup

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Orlando City and the Columbus Crew will meet in Central Florida on Saturday night in a match that will be critical for both teams' playoff positioning.

All nine Eastern Conference MLS Cup Playoff participants have already been finalized more than two weeks ahead of the final day of regular-season play on Oct. 18.

But both seventh-place Orlando (14-7-10, 52 p