D.C. United SC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

D.C. United SC

3 – 5

Full Time

New York Red Bulls

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 17' Omir Fernandez

Christian Benteke 21' 1–1

Christian Benteke 36' 2–1

2–2 44' Omir Fernandez pen

Christian Benteke pen 45+2' 3–2

3–3 45+5' Cameron Harper

3–4 58' Sean Nealis

3–5 90+3' John Tolkin

Russell Canouse 25' Y

Brendan Hines-Ike 55' Y

Y 65' Kyle Duncan

Y 66' Daniel Edelman

Christian Benteke 83' Y

Overview

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

D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-23 D.C. United SC 3–5 New York Red Bulls 2023-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC 2022-08-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York Red Bulls 2022-05-28 New York Red Bulls 4–1 D.C. United SC 2021-10-27 D.C. United SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
09 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–0	D
02 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–0	W
26 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	5–3	W
20 Sep	Austin FC	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	New York City FC	A	0–0	D
03 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	1–4	L
30 Aug	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
26 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC		New York Red Bulls
#11	Position	#10
30	Points	33
26	Played	26
6 / 12 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
34	Scored	34
42	Conceded	48
-8	GD	-14
1.15	PPG	1.27
23%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

3/6

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/6

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	14 G
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	10 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. D.C. United SC kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
10' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
15' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
17' What a strike from Omir Fernandez! The score is 0-1.
21' Christian Benteke has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
25' Russell Canouse catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 25.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
36' Sensational shot from Christian Benteke. D.C. United SC is back in the lead.
41' New York Red Bulls has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
44' What a strike from Omir Fernandez! The score is 2-2.
46' Luquinhas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Harper on 46 minute.
47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Christian Benteke makes no mistake. 3-2!
50' Goal! Cameron Harper scores his 13 goal in 417 matches.
55' That looks like a foul for a card for Brendan Hines-Ike.
58' A stunning finish from Sean Nealis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
63' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
65' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kyle Duncan.
66' A moment of madness from Daniel Edelman on 66 minutes earns him a card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
67' Jose Fajardo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel Pirani on 67 minute.
68' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cristian Dajome is hanging Theodore Ku-DiPietro on the field on 68 minute.
70' D.C. United SC make a change. Chris Durkin trudges off to be replaced by Yamil Asad on 70 minutes.
72' Dylan Nealis is replacing Omir Fernandez for the New York Red Bulls side.
77' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their 4-3-1-2 trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact 4-4-2.
78' Peter Stroud is ready to make an impact after coming on for Elias Manoel at the 78 minute mark.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Christian Benteke.
86' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Dru Yearwood on, Daniel Edelman off on 86 minutes.
87' The crowd applauds Brendan Hines-Ike as he leaves the pitch. Nigel Robertha steps in for D.C. United SC.
90' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Frankie Amaya is replaced by Hassan Ndam on 90 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York Red Bulls players.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

2
Ruan ↓ Andy Najar 68'
20
Christian Benteke
43
Mateusz Klich
24
Alex Bono
6
Russell Canouse
8
Chris Durkin ↓ Yamil Asad 70'
4
Brendan Hines-Ike ↓ Nigel Robertha 87'
31
Eric Davis
23
Donovan Pines
10
Gabriel Pirani ↓ Jose Fajardo 67'
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↓ Cristian Dajome 68'

Bench

15
Steve Birnbaum
22
Yamil Asad ↑ 70'
7
Pedro Santos
9
Erik Hurtado
14
Andy Najar ↑ 68'
84
Jose Fajardo ↑ 67'
19
Nigel Robertha ↑ 87'
12
Cristian Dajome ↑ 68'
50
Luis Zamudio

Coach Wayne Rooney

New York Red Bulls Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

16
Dru Yearwood ↑ 86'
18
Ryan Meara
98
Hassan Ndam ↑ 90'
82
Luquinhas ↑ 46'
12
Dylan Nealis ↑ 72'
5
Peter Stroud ↑ 78'
9
Jorge Hurtado

Coach Tony Jouaux

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

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 2023-09-09 D.C. United SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-09-02 D.C. United SC 4–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-08-26 D.C. United SC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L

New York Red Bulls Form

2023-09-23 D.C. United SC 3–5 New York Red Bulls W 2023-09-20 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Austin FC D 2023-09-16 New York City FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2023-09-03 Philadelphia Union 4–1 New York Red Bulls L 2023-08-30 New England Revolution 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2023-08-26 New York Red Bulls 0–2 Internacional CF Miami L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.69 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.67 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC37% Draw26% New York Red Bulls37%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

63%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

63%

D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC29% Draw42% New York Red Bulls29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted

3 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

0 – 0

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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