Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against D.C. United SC and New York City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' 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.
  • 9' Poor challenge from Frederic Brillant. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 14' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Valentin Castellanos doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' It’s high time Hernan Losada made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' Brendan Hines-Ike does the damage! The net is bulging and D.C. United SC surge ahead!
  • 44' Goal! Russell Canouse scores his 8 goal in 278 matches.
  • 49' USA international James Sands has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Edison Flores has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesus Medina, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 71' Gudmundur THorarinsson makes way for Malte Amundsen at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 74' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 74' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adrien Perez is hanging Yamil Asad on the field on 74 minute.
  • 75' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nigel Robertha is hanging Erik Sorga on the field on 75 minute.
  • 77' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Anton Tinnerholm. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 88' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Jose Alfaro is replaced by Andy Najar.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — D.C. United SC 2-1 New York City FC.

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
Santiago Rodriguez 3
Alexander Callens 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
1.34 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 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

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
62%
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% Draw45% New York City FC31%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
3.5%
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% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
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.