Thursday , 2 July 2026

D.C. United SC vs Toronto FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
D.C. United SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Toronto FC
Wed 17 Oct 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Toronto FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic

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

5
8
4
D.C. United SC 17 games · Avg 3.9 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-17 D.C. United SC 1–0 Toronto FC 2018-06-14 Toronto FC 4–4 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Toronto FC H 1–0 W
13 Oct FC Dallas H 1–0 W
07 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
29 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 5–0 W
16 Sep New York Red Bulls H 3–3 D
12 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
06 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
29 Sep New England Revolution H 4–1 W
22 Sep New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
15 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 5–3 W
02 Sep Los Angeles FC H 2–4 L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Toronto FC
#9 Position #11
18 Points 14
15 Played 14
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 6
21 Scored 22
25 Conceded 29
-4 GD -7
1.20 PPG 1.00
27% Win % 21%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Toronto FC are 11th (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
Toronto FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/4
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! D.C. United SC welcome Toronto FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Toronto FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' The travelling Toronto FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Toronto FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' 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 Michael Bradley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and Toronto FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 278 games and scored 380 goals.
  • 80' Toronto FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' Steve Birnbaum is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 90' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Toronto FC.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ayo Akinola 6
Jonathan Osorio 6
Ola Kamara 4
Federico Bernardeschi 3
Christian Benteke 3
Russell Canouse 3
Yamil Asad 3
Nick Hagglund 2

Head to Head

2018-10-17 D.C. United SC 1–0 Toronto FC 2018-06-14 Toronto FC 4–4 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2018-10-17 D.C. United SC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2018-10-13 D.C. United SC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2018-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-09-29 D.C. United SC 5–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-09-16 D.C. United SC 3–3 New York Red Bulls D 2018-09-12 D.C. United SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W

Toronto FC Form

2018-10-17 D.C. United SC 1–0 Toronto FC L 2018-10-06 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2018-09-29 Toronto FC 4–1 New England Revolution W 2018-09-22 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Toronto FC L 2018-09-15 Toronto FC 5–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-09-02 Toronto FC 2–4 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.08 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC57% Draw22% Toronto FC21%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
79%
Draw or Toronto FC
43%
D.C. United SC or Toronto FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC40% Draw41% Toronto FC19%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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