Sunday , 16 August 2026

D.C. United SC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
D.C. United SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 53' Duncan McGuire
Chris Durkin 80' 1–1
Yamil Asad 65' Y
Y 77' Kyle Smith
Ruan 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Orlando City SC — 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

7
3
5
D.C. United SC 15 games · Avg 3.6 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-12 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2022-07-31 D.C. United SC 2–1 Orlando City SC 2022-07-04 Orlando City SC 3–5 D.C. United SC 2021-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2021-05-17 D.C. United SC 0–1 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
05 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Toronto FC H 3–2 W
09 Oct FC Cincinnati H 2–5 L
01 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 2–3 L
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar D.C. United SC A 1–1 D
05 Mar FC Cincinnati H 0–0 D
26 Feb New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
17 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
09 Oct Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
06 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–4 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Audi Field!
  • 5' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' D.C. United SC are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 15' It looks surprising Orlando City SC does not make any changes. Martin Ojeda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The 31-year-old Russell Canouse has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar Pareja will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gaston Gonzalez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Abdi Salim makes way for Robin Jansson at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
  • 51' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' Goal! Duncan McGuire scores his 26 goal in 286 matches.
  • 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
  • 59' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Theodore Ku-DiPietro is replaced by Yamil Asad on 59 minute.
  • 64' Mauricio Pereira makes way for Cesar Araujo at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
  • 65' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Yamil Asad gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Gaston Gonzalez. He replaces Ivan Angulo on 68 minute.
  • 69' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Ivan Angulo has done his job and it is now time for Gaston Gonzalez to step up.
  • 74' It is a cagey affair so far. D.C. United SC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 77' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christopher Durkin makes it 1-1.
  • 84' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Halliday is hanging Kyle Smith on the field on 84 minute.
  • 87' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Santos departs to be replaced by Jackson Hopkins.
  • 87' Ruan was booked on 87.
  • 90' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Kristian Fletcher comes on to replace Christopher Durkin.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

Orlando City SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Taxiarchis Fountas 5
Duncan McGuire 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Dom Dwyer 2
Martin Ojeda 2
Julian Gressel 2
Christian Benteke 2

Head to Head

2023-03-12 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2022-07-31 D.C. United SC 2–1 Orlando City SC 2022-07-04 Orlando City SC 3–5 D.C. United SC 2021-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2021-05-17 D.C. United SC 0–1 Orlando City SC

D.C. United SC Form

2023-03-12 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-02-26 D.C. United SC 3–2 Toronto FC W 2022-10-09 D.C. United SC 2–5 FC Cincinnati L 2022-10-01 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-09-18 D.C. United SC 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L

Orlando City SC Form

2023-03-12 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-03-05 Orlando City SC 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2023-02-26 Orlando City SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2022-10-17 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2022-10-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-10-06 Internacional CF Miami 4–1 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.33 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC49% Draw23% Orlando City SC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
72%
Draw or Orlando City SC
51%
D.C. United SC or Orlando City SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC40% Draw37% Orlando City SC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 19% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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