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

MLS · 2026
Sun 6 Sep 2020 · 23:00 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45+2'

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs New York City FCMLS at Audi Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Matthew Franz
  • Referee
  • Referee

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep New York City FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
29 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
25 Aug New England Revolution H 1–2 L
21 Aug FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
22 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
03 Sep New England Revolution A 2–0 W
29 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
24 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
20 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
02 Aug Portland Timbers H 1–3 L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC New York City FC
#9 Position #5
23 Points 26
18 Played 18
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
26 Scored 31
29 Conceded 24
-3 GD +7
1.28 PPG 1.44
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
4/
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Audi Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Chris Seitz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 10' Frederic Brillant needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 16' Ulises Segura was booked on 16.
  • 21' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Gary Mackay-Steven has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Keaton Parks suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 56' Donovan Pines has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 61' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Yamil Asad is replaced by Oniel Fisher.
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Heber is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 69' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Ola Kamara is replaced by Gelmin Rivas.
  • 70' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Keaton Parks is replaced by Ismael Tajouri.
  • 74' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Valentin Castellanos comes on to replace Heber.
  • 76' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Ronald Matarrita by Gudmundur THorarinsson on 77 minute.
  • 78' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Federico Higuain comes on to replace Kevin Paredes.
  • 83' Gudmundur THorarinsson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
  • 88' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — D.C. United SC 0-0 New York City FC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.95 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or New York City FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC31% Draw31% New York City FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
62%
Draw or New York City FC
69%
D.C. United SC or New York City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC20% Draw52% New York City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 3
3.3%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% 73%
+0.5 59% 41%
+1 59% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
30%
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
39%

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