Sunday , 16 August 2026

D.C. United SC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
D.C. United SC
1 – 0
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Mon 26 Jul 2021 · 00:00 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Tony Alfaro 12' Y
Y 47' Fabio
Y 69' Patryk Klimala
Y 70' Patryk Klimala
Y 80' Thomas Edwards
Y 81' Thomas Edwards
Y 83' Christian Casseres Jr.
Fredric Brillant 87' Y
Bill Hamid 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2020-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-09-02 New York Red Bulls 0–1 D.C. United SC 2019-09-29 New York Red Bulls 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
22 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
17 Jul Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
03 Jul Toronto FC H 7–1 W
27 Jun New York City FC A 1–2 L
24 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
21 Jul Toronto FC A 1–1 D
09 Jul Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D
03 Jul Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
27 Jun Atlanta United FC A 0–0 D
23 Jun New England Revolution A 2–3 L

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 Audi Field. D.C. United SC are looking to make home advantage count against New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' Fredric Brillant has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 12' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tony Alfaro on 12 minutes.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Ola Kamara makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hernan Losada will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Nigel Robertha gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Ola Kamara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 47' Poor challenge from Fabio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' Fabio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Yamil Asad. He replaces Kevin Paredes on 63 minute.
  • 64' Yordy Reyna gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Nigel Robertha and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Frankie Amaya gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Dru Yearwood and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Patryk Klimala is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 70' Patryk Klimala picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Wikelman Carmona on, Caden Clark off on 71 minutes.
  • 75' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Felipe Martins exits the field as Moses Nyeman enters on 75.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Thomas Edwards. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' New York Red Bulls player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' Thomas Edwards makes way for Omir Fernandez at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Christian Casseres Jr..
  • 87' Fredric Brillant was booked on 87.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Bill Hamid argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' Joseph Mora makes way for Steven Birnbaum at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
  • With this win, D.C. United SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

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

2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2020-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York Red Bulls 2020-09-02 New York Red Bulls 0–1 D.C. United SC 2019-09-29 New York Red Bulls 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls

D.C. United SC Form

2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2021-07-22 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2021-07-17 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-07-03 D.C. United SC 7–1 Toronto FC W 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-06-24 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D

New York Red Bulls Form

2021-07-26 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2021-07-21 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2021-07-09 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls W 2021-06-27 Atlanta United FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2021-06-23 New England Revolution 3–2 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.95 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC54% Draw24% New York Red Bulls22%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
78%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
46%
D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC40% Draw42% New York Red Bulls18%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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