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 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and D.C. United SC launch into their encounter with New York Red Bulls.
5' 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.
10' 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.
15' D.C. United SC have won 384 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
17' GOAL! Omir Fernandez fires home to make it 0-1!
21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christian Benteke makes it 1-1.
25' D.C. United SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 25.
30' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
36' Christian Benteke puts D.C. United SC on the lead.
41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Jouaux will be considering his options from the bench.
44' What an equalizer from Omir Fernandez!
46' The supporters are chanting for Luquinhas. He replaces Cameron Harper on 46 minute.
47' Christian Benteke is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
50' What a strike from Cameron Harper! The score is 3-3.
55' Brendan Hines-Ike is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
58' What a strike from Sean Nealis! The score is 3-4.
63' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 286 games and scored 422 goals.
65' Kyle Duncan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 65.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Edelman.
67' Jose Fajardo is replacing Gabriel Pirani for the D.C. United SC side.
68' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Theodore Ku-DiPietro is replaced by Cristian Dajome.
70' D.C. United SC make a change. Chris Durkin trudges off to be replaced by Yamil Asad on 70 minutes.
72' Dylan Nealis gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Omir Fernandez and will look to change the dynamic.
77' USA international Russell Canouse has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
78' The whistle greets Elias Manoel as he departs to be replaced by Peter Stroud.
83' A moment of madness from Christian Benteke on 83 minutes earns him a card. D.C. United SC will be frustrated.
86' The whistle greets Daniel Edelman as he departs to be replaced by Dru Yearwood.
87' The whistle greets Brendan Hines-Ike as he departs to be replaced by Nigel Robertha.
90' The supporters are chanting for Hassan Ndam. He replaces Frankie Amaya 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
Christian Benteke	3
Lewis Morgan	3
Luquinhas	3
Tai Baribo	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

3 / 4

1.95 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.81 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC39% Draw25% New York Red Bulls36%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

64%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

61%

D.C. United SC or New York Red Bulls

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

D.C. United SC32% Draw39% New York Red Bulls29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted

3 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

3 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

0 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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.