FC Cincinnati aim to protect home turf in battle with Crew

The Columbus Crew will play a fourth straight match in Ohio but this time the fans won't be on their side when they travel to FC Cincinnati on Saturday.

Cincinnati (8-1-3, 27 points) has the most points in MLS on the strength of a historic run at home.

It can become the third team in the post-shootout era (since 2000) to win their first eight home games of a season, joining the San Jose Earthquakes (10 wins, 2002) and t