D.C. United SC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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D.C. United SC

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Orlando City SC

Mon 17 May 2021 · 00:00 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Brendan Hines-Ike 42' Y

Y 61' Joao Moutinho

Y 69' Mauricio Pereira

Y 90' Chris Mueller

Y 90' Nani

Kevin Paredes 90' Y

Fredric Brillant 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Audi Field.

D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

D.C. United SC 15 games · Avg 3.6 goals Orlando City SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-17 D.C. United SC 0–1 Orlando City SC 2019-06-27 D.C. United SC 1–0 Orlando City SC 2019-03-31 Orlando City SC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2018-08-13 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC 2018-03-04 Orlando City SC 1–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Orlando City SC	H	0–1	L
14 May	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
08 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–3	L
02 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	New York City FC	H	2–1	W

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	D.C. United SC	A	1–0	W
08 May	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
01 May	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
23 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	0–0	D
29 Nov	New England Revolution	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC		Orlando City SC
#9	Position	#13
18	Points	14
15	Played	15
4 / 6 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 9
21	Scored	23
25	Conceded	44
-4	GD	-21
1.20	PPG	0.93
27%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Orlando City SC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

–/5

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

1/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. D.C. United SC is hosting Orlando City SC for another epic battle.
5' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
7' What a moment for Mauricio Pereira! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
12' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
17' The 31-year-old Yamil Asad has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kyle Smith, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
32' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
37' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Nani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brendan Hines-Ike.
46' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Julian Gressel on, Moses Nyeman off on 46 minutes.
51' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Benji Michel is replaced by Robin Jansson on 51 minute.
56' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
61' Orlando City SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
64' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Junior Moreno has done his job and it is now time for Felipe Martins to step up.
69' Mauricio Pereira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
70' Orlando City SC make a change. Mauricio Pereira trudges off to be replaced by Andres Perea on 70 minutes.
75' Jhegson Mendez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
78' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 78 minute. Joseph Mora leaves to be changed by Yamil Asad.
79' Yamil Asad has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joseph Mora on 79 minute.
82' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Tesho Akindele by Chris Mueller on 82 minute.
87' Antonio Carlos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Chris Mueller.
Orlando City SC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Ola Kamara ↑ 64'
1
Chris Seitz
11
Yamil Asad ↑ 78'
6
Russell Canouse
8
Felipe Martins ↑ 64'
14
Andy Najar
31
Julian Gressel ↑ 46'
22
Griffin Yow
30
Kevin Paredes ↑ 64'

Coach Hernan Losada

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Taxiarchis Fountas	5
Duncan McGuire	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Wayne Rooney	2
Jackson Hopkins	2
Robin Jansson	2
Dom Dwyer	2

Head to Head

D.C. United SC Form

2021-05-17 D.C. United SC 0–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-05-14 D.C. United SC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-05-02 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-04-25 New England Revolution 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC W

Orlando City SC Form

2021-05-17 D.C. United SC 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2021-05-08 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-05-01 Orlando City SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-04-17 Orlando City SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2020-11-29 Orlando City SC 1–3 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

1.9 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC50% Draw25% Orlando City SC25%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

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	21%	79%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

75%

Draw or Orlando City SC

50%

D.C. United SC or Orlando City SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC38% Draw43% Orlando City SC19%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

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