Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

6
5
7
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.6 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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. D.C. United SC is hosting New York City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' What a strike from Alexander Callens! The score is 0-1.
  • 6' The deadlock is broken! Alexander Callens gets on the scoresheet on 6 minutes.
  • 11' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
  • 16' 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.
  • 19' Rafael Romo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 29' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 34' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Santiago Rodriguez on 36 minutes.
  • 41' Alfredo Morales is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 46' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Griffin Yow is replaced by Taxiarchis Fountas.
  • 50' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos scores on 45.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Thiago departs to be replaced by Maxime Chanot.
  • 57' Drew Skundrich gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Russell Canouse and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 69' The 31-year-old Brendan Hines-Ike has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' The whistle greets Edison Flores as he departs to be replaced by Nigel Robertha.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 281 games and scored 384 goals.
  • 82' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thiago Martins, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Gedion Zelalem on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York City FC to claim maximum 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
Keaton Parks 2
David Villa 2
Louis Munteanu 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Wayne Rooney 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
1.09 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC22% Draw25% New York City FC53%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

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

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC17% Draw42% New York City FC41%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.5%
1 – 3
6.4%
0 – 0
6.2%
0 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.3%

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% 22% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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