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D.C. United SC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Thu 26 Jul 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

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

Head-to-Head

4
6
9
D.C. United SC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #8
23 Points 25
18 Played 18
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
26 Scored 29
29 Conceded 39
-3 GD -10
1.28 PPG 1.39
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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 Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ronald Donkor scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 0% of all matches.
  • 30' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Luis Robles suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Steve Birnbaum has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' Michael Amir Murillo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — D.C. United SC 0-1 New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.37 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC36% Draw29% New York Red Bulls35%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
65%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
64%
D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC28% Draw48% New York Red Bulls24%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% 62%
+0.5 67% 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% 5%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
29%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
26%

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