D.C. United SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
D.C. United SC vs New York City FC — MLS at Audi Field.
- D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #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)
H2H (18 games)
44%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
31%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
19%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against D.C. United SC and New York City FC has kicked off!
- 5' What composure from Alexander Callens! The Peru international strokes it home. 0-1.
- 6' A goal from the Peru international Alexander Callens! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-2!
- 11' 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.
- 16' D.C. United SC have won 386 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 19' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' Thiago is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
- 34' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 36' The referee shows New York City FC player a Yellow card on 36.
- 41' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
- 46' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Taxiarchis Fountas comes on to replace Griffin Yow.
- 50' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos fires home to make it 0-3!
- 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 56' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Thiago is withdrawn and Maxime Chanot gets his opportunity.
- 57' The crowd applauds Russell Canouse as he leaves the pitch. Drew Skundrich steps in for D.C. United SC.
- 62' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 64' Valentin Castellanos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 69' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 72' Nigel Robertha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edison Flores on 72 minute.
- 77' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 82' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Gedion Zelalem. He receives a Yellow card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.
Lineups
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
-
10
Edison Flores ↓ Nigel Robertha 72'
-
5
Brad Smith ↓ Sami Guediri 46'
- 6
- 4
- 1
- 23
- 22
-
93
Tony Alfaro ↓ Julian Gressel 46'
- 15
- 13
Bench
- 28
-
31
Julian Gressel ↑ 46'
-
19
Nigel Robertha ↑ 72'
-
11
Taxiarchis Fountas ↑ 46'
- 7
-
97
Sami Guediri ↑ 46'
-
12
Drew Skundrich ↑ 57'
- 35
- 25
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 5
- 11
- 6
- 1
- 55
- 43
-
2
Chris Gloster ↓ Malte Amundsen 72'
- 26
-
8
Thiago ↓ Maxime Chanot 56'
- 20
Bench
-
12
Malte Amundsen ↑ 72'
-
4
Maxime Chanot ↑ 56'
- 9
- 13
- 80
- 23
- 38
- 32
- 21
Coach
Ronny Deila
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
D.C. United SC Form
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
1.02
D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.93
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 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
D.C. United SC or Draw
47%
Draw or New York City FC
78%
D.C. United SC or New York City FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: New York City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 3
6%
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.2%
1 – 4
3%
Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC
| Handicap | D.C. United SC covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 12% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +1 | 43% | 23% | 34% |
| +1.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +2 | 66% | 18% | 16% |
| +2.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
Clean Sheet
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

