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

MLS · 2018
D.C. United SC
3 – 3
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Sun 16 Sep 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.

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

4
6
9
D.C. United SC 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-16 D.C. United SC 3–3 New York Red Bulls 2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC 2018-07-26 D.C. United SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep New York Red Bulls H 3–3 D
12 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
08 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D
02 Sep Atlanta United FC H 3–1 W
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
26 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep D.C. United SC A 3–3 D
01 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L
30 Aug Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
26 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
22 Aug New York City FC A 1–1 D
18 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D

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' The ball is rolling at . D.C. United SC are looking to make home advantage count against New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' The 33-year-old Sean Davis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Panama international Michael Amir Murillo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Frederic Brillant has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 35' Marc Rzatkowski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
  • 50' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' It’s high time Chris Armas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' D.C. United SC 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.
  • 65' 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 Joseph Mora suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Parker is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ola Kamara 5
Bradley Wright-Phillips 4
Bradley Wright-Phillips 4
Cameron Harper 4
Luquinhas 3
Tai Baribo 3
Christian Benteke 3
Lewis Morgan 3

Head to Head

2018-09-16 D.C. United SC 3–3 New York Red Bulls 2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC 2018-07-26 D.C. United SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls

D.C. United SC Form

2018-09-16 D.C. United SC 3–3 New York Red Bulls D 2018-09-12 D.C. United SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-09-02 D.C. United SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2018-08-30 D.C. United SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC L

New York Red Bulls Form

2018-09-16 D.C. United SC 3–3 New York Red Bulls D 2018-09-01 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls L 2018-08-30 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2018-08-22 New York City FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.06 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC44% Draw25% New York Red Bulls31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
68%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
56%
D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC36% Draw39% New York Red Bulls25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
3.7%
0 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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