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

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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.

D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Assistant 1 Adam Garner (USA)
Assistant 2 Felisha Mariscal (USA)

11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

D.C. United SC 19 games · Avg 2.5 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Welcome to Audi Field that hosts another battle between D.C. United SC and New York City FC.
5' The 24-year-old Talles Magno has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' 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.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' Eric Davis, a Panama , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' 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.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Mateusz Klich is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
45' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Steve Birnbaum gets a card.
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' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Steve Birnbaum is withdrawn and Derrick Williams gets his opportunity.
56' James Sands is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
60' New York City FC make a change. Andres Jasson trudges off to be replaced by Julian Fernandez on 60 minutes.
62' Chris Durkin doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
67' Russell Canouse picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' Alonso Martinez gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Talles Magno and will look to change the dynamic.
74' A moment of madness from Kevin O'Toole on 74 minutes earns him a card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
75' D.C. United SC make a change. Matai Akinmboni trudges off to be replaced by Hayden Sargis on 75 minutes.
80' The whistle greets Monsef Bakrar as he departs to be replaced by Keaton Parks.
83' Jackson Hopkins is replacing Russell Canouse for the D.C. United SC side.
88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
90' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Mateusz Klich gets a card.
Another three points for D.C. United SC.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

43
Mateusz Klich
24
Alex Bono
15
Steve Birnbaum ↓ Derrick Williams 51'
6
Russell Canouse ↓ Jackson Hopkins 83'
8
Chris Durkin
9
Erik Hurtado
14
Andy Najar ↓ Ruan 75'
31
Eric Davis
10
Gabriel Pirani
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro
45
Matai Akinmboni ↓ Hayden Sargis 75'

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

0 / 4

1.35 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 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC37% Draw26% New York City FC37%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

63%

Draw or New York City FC

63%

D.C. United SC or New York City FC

74%

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

7.5%

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 0

7.1%

0 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.6%

0 – 3

3.4%

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.