Wednesday , 30 September 2026

D.C. United SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
D.C. United SC
2 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 18 Apr 2021 · 00:00 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45+6'
Frederic Brillant 9' Y
Y 74' Valentin Castellanos
Julian Gressel 77' Y
Y 82' Anton Tinnerholm

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
5
7
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC 2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC 2020-09-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr New York City FC H 2–1 W
08 Nov Montreal Impact FC H 2–3 L
02 Nov New England Revolution A 3–4 L
29 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
24 Oct Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
18 Oct FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
21 Nov Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
08 Nov Chicago Fire FC A 4–3 W
02 Nov New York Red Bulls H 5–2 W
28 Oct Toronto FC A 1–0 W
24 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC New York City FC
#11 Position #8
30 Points 33
26 Played 27
6 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
34 Scored 41
42 Conceded 36
-8 GD +5
1.15 PPG 1.22
23% Win % 30%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! D.C. United SC vs New York City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 9' The referee calls foul for Frederic Brillant. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 14' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 15' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos scores on 15. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm
  • 20' Brendan Hines-Ike is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Sands, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 39' Brendan Hines-Ike makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 44' A stunning finish from Russell Canouse — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' Ismael Tajouri has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 294 appearances.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 69' 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.
  • 71' Malte Amundsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gudmundur THorarinsson at the 71 minute mark.
  • 74' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Yamil Asad by Adrien Perez on 74 minute.
  • 75' Nigel Robertha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Erik Sorga at the 75 minute mark.
  • 77' A moment of madness from Julian Gressel on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. D.C. United SC will be frustrated.
  • 82' Anton Tinnerholm picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Junior Moreno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 19 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Jose Alfaro as he leaves the pitch. Andy Najar steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • It finishes all square. D.C. United SC and New York City FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

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

2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC 2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC 2020-09-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC 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

D.C. United SC Form

2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC W 2020-11-08 D.C. United SC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-11-02 New England Revolution 4–3 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-29 D.C. United SC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC W

New York City FC Form

2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC W 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls W 2020-10-28 Toronto FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2020-10-24 New York City FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or New York City FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC36% Draw27% New York City FC37%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
63%
Draw or New York City FC
64%
D.C. United SC or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC24% Draw46% New York City FC30%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%

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% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+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
23% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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