Wednesday , 30 September 2026

D.C. United SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
D.C. United SC
2 – 0
Full Time
New York City FC
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field 19,215 HT 45' · FT 45'
Mateusz Klich 45' 1–0
Chris Durkin 62' 2–0
Steve Birnbaum 45' Y
Russell Canouse 67' Y
Y 74' Kevin O'Toole
Mateusz Klich 90' Y
Y 90' Andres Perea

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Assistant 1 Adam Garner (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Felisha Mariscal (USA)
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC 2023-03-18 New York City FC 3–2 D.C. United SC 2022-09-01 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct New York City FC H 2–0 W
05 Oct Austin FC A 0–3 L
01 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
23 Sep New York Red Bulls H 3–5 L
20 Sep Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
16 Sep Charlotte FC A 0–0 D
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–2 L
30 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D
24 Sep Toronto FC H 3–0 W
20 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–0 W
16 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–0 D
02 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D

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' 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.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris Durkin made 285 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their 4-3-1-2 trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 45' Mateusz Klich is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Steve Birnbaum picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 51' Derrick Williams gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Steve Birnbaum and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Julian Fernandez on, Andres Jasson off on 60 minutes.
  • 62' Chris Durkin does the damage! The net is bulging and D.C. United SC surge ahead!
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Russell Canouse. He receives a card.
  • 72' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Talles Magno departs to be replaced by Alonso Martinez.
  • 74' Poor challenge from Kevin O'Toole. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 75' Hayden Sargis is replacing Matai Akinmboni for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 80' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Monsef Bakrar is replaced by Keaton Parks on 80 minute.
  • 83' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Russell Canouse departs to be replaced by Jackson Hopkins.
  • 88' 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.
  • 90' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a card on 90.
  • D.C. United SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Santiago Rodriguez 3
Alexander Callens 3
Steven Birnbaum 2
Christian Benteke 2
Ismael Tajouri 2
Keaton Parks 2
David Villa 2

Head to Head

2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC 2023-03-18 New York City FC 3–2 D.C. United SC 2022-09-01 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 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

D.C. United SC Form

2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC W 2023-10-05 Austin FC 3–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-10-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2023-09-23 D.C. United SC 3–5 New York Red Bulls L 2023-09-20 D.C. United SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2023-09-16 Charlotte FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D

New York City FC Form

2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC L 2023-09-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-09-24 New York City FC 3–0 Toronto FC W 2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-09-16 New York City FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.44 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC38% Draw26% New York City FC36%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
65%
Draw or New York City FC
62%
D.C. United SC or New York City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC26% Draw44% New York City FC30%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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