Thursday , 2 July 2026

D.C. United SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
D.C. United SC
0 – 2
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 21 Apr 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Chris Durkin 44' Y
Leonardo Jara 45' Y
Y 48' Jon Lewis
Y 52' Ebenezer Ofori
Y 77' Maxi Moralez
Y 90' Jesus Medina
Paul Arriola 90' Y
Y 90' Sean Johnson

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Nick Uranga
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

6
5
7
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC 2019-03-10 New York City FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC 2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr New York City FC H 0–2 L
14 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
10 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–4 L
31 Mar Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
17 Mar Real Salt Lake H 5–0 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr D.C. United SC A 2–0 W
13 Apr Minnesota United FC A 3–3 D
06 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 0–0 D
30 Mar Toronto FC A 0–4 L
17 Mar Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
10 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

D.C. United SC New York City FC
#9 Position #8
18 Points 19
15 Played 15
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6
21 Scored 25
25 Conceded 21
-4 GD +4
1.20 PPG 1.27
27% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for D.C. United SC and New York City FC.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' USA international Steve Birnbaum has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Goal! Alexandru Mitrita scores his 16 goal in 9 matches.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jesus Medina is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
  • 44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chris Durkin on 44.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Leonardo Jara on 45 minutes.
  • 48' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Jon Lewis gets a Yellow card.
  • 48' The whistle greets Alexandru Mitrita as he departs to be replaced by Jon Lewis.
  • 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ebenezer Ofori.
  • 56' Heber adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 61' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Louis Munteanu scoring 2 goals.
  • 63' Jesus Medina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Heber on 63 minute.
  • 68' James Sands is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
  • 70' Zoltan Stieber is replacing Ulises Segura for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 75' Leonardo Jara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Maxi Moralez on 77 minutes.
  • 82' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 85 minute. Lucas Rodriguez leaves to be changed by Quincy Amarikwa.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jesus Medina on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Griffin Yow comes on to replace Paul Arriola.
  • 0-2 the final result. D.C. United SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Alexander Callens 3
Santiago Rodriguez 3
Heber 2
Thiago 2
Ola Kamara 2
Steven Birnbaum 2
Christian Benteke 2

Head to Head

2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC 2019-03-10 New York City FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC 2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC L 2019-04-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 D.C. United SC W 2019-04-10 D.C. United SC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2019-04-06 D.C. United SC 0–4 Los Angeles FC L 2019-03-31 Orlando City SC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2019-03-17 D.C. United SC 5–0 Real Salt Lake W

New York City FC Form

2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC W 2019-04-13 Minnesota United FC 3–3 New York City FC D 2019-04-06 New York City FC 0–0 Montreal Impact FC D 2019-03-30 Toronto FC 4–0 New York City FC L 2019-03-17 New York City FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2019-03-10 New York City FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.34 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or New York City FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC34% Draw27% New York City FC39%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
62%
Draw or New York City FC
66%
D.C. United SC or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC25% Draw45% New York City FC30%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.