New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Citi Field.
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Assistant 1 Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (Canada)
- Assistant 2 Eric Weisbrod
8 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May D.C. United SC H 0–2 L 25 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L 22 Apr FC Cincinnati H 4–4 D 18 Apr Charlotte FC H 1–2 L 11 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L 04 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May New York City FC A 2–0 W 25 Apr Orlando City SC H 3–2 W 22 Apr New York Red Bulls A 4–4 D 18 Apr Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D 11 Apr New England Revolution A 0–1 L 04 Apr FC Dallas H 0–4 L Season Stats
New York City FC D.C. United SC #8 Position #9 19 Points 18 15 Played 15 5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5 25 Scored 21 21 Conceded 25 +4 GD -4 1.27 PPG 1.20 33% Win % 27% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this seasonNew York City FC are 8th (19 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ ConcededD.C. United SC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-602/361-751/276+4/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: D.C. United SC gets underway.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Johnson made 265 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It’s high time René Weiler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 26' Keisuke Kurokawa is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
- 29' D.C. United SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Louis Munteanu on 29.
- 34' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Jackson Hopkins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 36' Andres Perea has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aiden O'Neill on 36 minute.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 265 games and scored 432 goals.
- 45' Silvan Hefti is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 55' 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 Strahinja Tanasijevic suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' Aaron Herrera is replacing Jared Stroud for the D.C. United SC side.
- 63' Hannes Wolf is replacing Malachi Jones for the New York City FC side.
- 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
- 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Peglow on 70.
- 75' Goal! Louis Munteanu scores his 3 goal in 8 matches.
- 78' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 78 minute. Louis Munteanu leaves to be changed by Jacob Murrell.
- 80' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
- 81' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Raul Gustavo is replaced by Jonathan Shore on 81 minute.
- 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 89' The whistle greets Peglow as he departs to be replaced by Connor Antley.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Jacob Murrell.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for D.C. United SC players.
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Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 19
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21
Aiden O'Neill ↓ Andres Perea 36'
- 13
- 10
- 49
- 5
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34
Raul Gustavo ↓ Jonathan Shore 81'
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26
Agustin Ojeda ↓ Seymour Reid 81'
- 7
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88
Malachi Jones ↓ Hannes Wolf 63'
- 2
Bench
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17
Hannes Wolf ↑ 63'
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55
Keaton Parks ↑ 63'
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8
Andres Perea ↑ 36'
- 30
- 29
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32
Jonathan Shore ↑ 81'
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99
Seymour Reid ↑ 81'
- 87
Coach Pascal JansenD.C. United SC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 15
- 23
- 1
- 5
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11
Louis Munteanu ↓ Jacob Murrell 78'
- 6
- 4
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8
Jared Stroud ↓ Aaron Herrera 60'
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7
Peglow ↓ Connor Antley 89'
- 3
- 25
Bench
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22
Aaron Herrera ↑ 60'
- 26
- 30
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17
Jacob Murrell ↑ 78'
- 77
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12
Connor Antley ↑ 89'
- 48
- 24
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27
Nikola Markovic ↑ 60'
Coach René Weiler -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Valentin Castellanos 5 Alexander Callens 3 Santiago Rodriguez 3 Louis Munteanu 2 Gabriel Pirani 2 Wayne Rooney 2 Heber 2 Thiago 2 Head to Head
New York City FC Form
2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-04 New York City FC 1–1 St. Louis City DD.C. United SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy0 / 41.55 New York City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.42 D.C. United SC xGI would bet for: New York City FC or D.C. United SC 73% + Both teams to score 60%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: D.C. United SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.97Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw 64%Draw or D.C. United SC 63%New York City FC or D.C. United SC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: D.C. United SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%2 – 1 8.4%1 – 2 7.7%1 – 0 7.1%0 – 0 6.9%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 6%0 – 2 Actual3 – 1 4.4%1 – 3 3.6%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — New York City FC
Handicap New York City FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet 22% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.