D.C. United SC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018
Overview
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D.C. United SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .
- D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
- New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
- Referee Jeremy Kieso
- Referee Silviu Petrescu
13 games this season
🟨 2.2/game
⚽ 6.6 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 15 | 21 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact FC | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 7 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 22 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 15 | 17 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 15 | 16 |
| 27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 11 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul | New York Red Bulls | H | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Jul | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 15 Jul | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 05 Jul | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Jun | New England Revolution | A | 2–3 | L |
| 14 Jun | Toronto FC | A | 4–4 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul | D.C. United SC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Jul | New England Revolution | H | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | H | 3–2 | W |
| 08 Jul | New York City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Jul | Toronto FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Jun | FC Dallas | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| D.C. United SC | New York Red Bulls | |
|---|---|---|
| #9 | Position | #5 |
| 18 | Points | 22 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 4 / 6 / 5 | W / D / L | 6 / 4 / 5 |
| 21 | Scored | 25 |
| 25 | Conceded | 32 |
| -4 | GD | -7 |
| 1.20 | PPG | 1.47 |
| 27% | Win % | 40% |
Key Stats
47%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! D.C. United SC vs New York Red Bulls — let the football do the talking.
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zoltan Stieber is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
- 15' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
- 20' New York Red Bulls seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' It’s high time Chris Armas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' David Ousted is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
- 40' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 45' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 55' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 60' 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.
- 65' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 70' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 85' Bradley Wright-Phillips has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 90' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- Full Time. New York Red Bulls beats D.C. United SC
Lineups
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 7
- 1
- 15
- 10
- 22
- 28
- 91
-
11
Darren Mattocks ↓ Wayne Rooney 57'
- 13
- 21
Bench
- 26
-
8
Ulises Segura ↑ 84'
-
9
Wayne Rooney ↑ 57'
- 5
-
4
Russell Canouse ↑ 67'
- 23
- 20
Coach
Ben Olsen
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 62
-
10
Kaku ↓ Marc Rzatkowski 67'
- 99
- 33
- 31
- 26
- 27
- 92
- 4
-
19
Alex Muyl ↓ Ethan Kutler 81'
-
7
Derrick Etienne ↓ Daniel Royer 61'
Bench
-
90
Marc Rzatkowski ↑ 67'
- 29
-
77
Daniel Royer ↑ 61'
- 78
- 18
-
41
Ethan Kutler ↑ 81'
- 23
Coach
Chris Armas
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ola Kamara | 5 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 4 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 4 |
| Cameron Harper | 4 |
| Tai Baribo | 3 |
| Christian Benteke | 3 |
| Lewis Morgan | 3 |
| Luquinhas | 3 |
Head to Head
D.C. United SC Form
2018-07-26
D.C. United SC
0–1
New York Red Bulls
L
2018-07-21
Atlanta United FC
3–1
D.C. United SC
L
2018-07-15
D.C. United SC
3–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W
2018-07-05
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–2
D.C. United SC
D
2018-06-30
New England Revolution
3–2
D.C. United SC
L
2018-06-14
Toronto FC
4–4
D.C. United SC
D
New York Red Bulls Form
2018-07-26
D.C. United SC
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-07-21
New York Red Bulls
2–0
New England Revolution
W
2018-07-14
New York Red Bulls
3–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
2018-07-08
New York City FC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2018-07-01
Toronto FC
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-06-23
New York Red Bulls
3–0
FC Dallas
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29
D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28
New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for:
D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
Double Chance
D.C. United SC or Draw
63%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
66%
D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: New York Red Bulls win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.6%
Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC
| Handicap | D.C. United SC covers | Push | New York Red Bulls covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 11% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 19% | 64% |
| -0.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| +0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +1 | 65% | 19% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
28%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

