Saturday , 14 November 2026

D.C. United SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
D.C. United SC
0 – 2
Full Time
New York City FC
Wed 18 May 2022 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Rafael Romo 19' Y
Y 36' Santiago Rodriguez
Y 64' Valentin Castellanos
Y 90' Gedion Zelalem

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
5
8
D.C. United SC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-18 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC 2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May New York City FC H 0–2 L
15 May Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
07 May Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W
30 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 0–3 L
23 Apr New England Revolution H 3–2 W
16 Apr Austin FC H 2–3 L
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May D.C. United SC A 2–0 W
14 May Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
07 May Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
01 May San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W
24 Apr Toronto FC H 5–4 W
17 Apr Real Salt Lake H 6–0 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC New York City FC
#14 Position #10
33 Points 42
34 Played 34
7 / 12 / 15 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 12
39 Scored 49
61 Conceded 45
-22 GD +4
0.97 PPG 1.24
21% Win % 29%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 16 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between D.C. United SC and New York City FC is underway.
  • 5' The deadlock is broken! Alexander Callens gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
  • 6' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexander Callens makes it 0-2.
  • 11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 16' Russell Canouse has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 297 appearances.
  • 19' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tony Alfaro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 34' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Santiago Rodriguez gets a Yellow card.
  • 41' 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 Sean Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Griffin Yow as he leaves the pitch. Taxiarchis Fountas steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 50' Magnificent from Valentin Castellanos! That is 97 goals in 305 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 55' 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.
  • 56' Maxime Chanot is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thiago at the 56 minute mark.
  • 57' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Drew Skundrich on, Russell Canouse off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' USA international Donovan Pines has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' Controversy at the stadium! Valentin Castellanos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 72' Nigel Robertha is replacing Edison Flores for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 77' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Gedion Zelalem was booked on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Talles Magno 2
Keaton Parks 2
David Villa 2
Louis Munteanu 2
Gabriel Pirani 2

Head to Head

2022-05-18 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC 2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 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

D.C. United SC Form

2022-05-18 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC L 2022-05-15 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2022-05-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-04-30 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-04-23 D.C. United SC 3–2 New England Revolution W 2022-04-16 D.C. United SC 2–3 Austin FC L

New York City FC Form

2022-05-18 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC W 2022-05-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-01 New York City FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-04-24 New York City FC 5–4 Toronto FC W 2022-04-17 New York City FC 6–0 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.93 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC20% Draw25% New York City FC55%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
45%
Draw or New York City FC
80%
D.C. United SC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC14% Draw43% New York City FC43%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 3
6.6%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 0
4.4%
0 – 4
3.2%
1 – 4
3.1%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 23% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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