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

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MLS · 2021

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 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 18 games · 20 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 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	#11
23	Points	20
18	Played	18
5 / 8 / 5	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 10
26	Scored	30
29	Conceded	47
-3	GD	-17
1.28	PPG	1.11
28%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). Orlando City SC are 11th (20 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

Orlando City SC

0-15

2/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

–/6

46-60

6/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	9 G
Louis Munteanu	5 G

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda

11 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and D.C. United SC launch into their encounter with Orlando City SC.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
7' Mauricio Pereira has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
12' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
17' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
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' Andres Perea has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
42' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 42.
46' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Moses Nyeman by Julian Gressel on 46 minute.
51' Benji Michel makes way for Robin Jansson at the 51 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
56' Orlando City SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
61' Joao Moutinho picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
64' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Felipe Martins on, Junior Moreno off on 64 minutes.
69' Controversy at the stadium! Mauricio Pereira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
70' Fresh legs for Orlando City SC! Andres Perea comes on to replace Mauricio Pereira.
75' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Orlando City SC backline.
78' The crowd applauds Joseph Mora as he leaves the pitch. Yamil Asad steps in for D.C. United SC.
79' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Yamil Asad on, Joseph Mora off on 79 minutes.
82' Chris Mueller is replacing Tesho Akindele for the Orlando City SC side.
87' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Chris Mueller is booked for Orlando City SC — Yellow card on 90.
With this win, Orlando City SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Robin Jansson	2
Dom Dwyer	2
Martin Ojeda	2
Julian Gressel	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

1.82 D.C. United SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC47% Draw26% Orlando City SC27%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Orlando City SC

53%

D.C. United SC or Orlando City SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

D.C. United SC36% Draw43% Orlando City SC21%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

7.6%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap	D.C. United SC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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