Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 3 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Louis Munteanu
0–2 75' Louis Munteanu pen
Y 26' Keisuke Kurokawa
Y 45' Silvan Hefti
Y 70' Peglow
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 80' Y
Y 90' Jacob Murrell

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Citi Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Assistant 1 Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (Canada)
  • Assistant 2 Eric Weisbrod
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

7
5
6
New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC 2025-08-30 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2025-05-14 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC 2024-09-14 D.C. United SC 1–1 New York City FC 2024-04-20 New York City FC 2–0 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #11
33 Points 30
27 Played 26
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 6 / 12 / 8
41 Scored 34
36 Conceded 42
+5 GD -8
1.22 PPG 1.15
30% Win % 23%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. New York City FC host D.C. United SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Johnson made 297 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Keisuke Kurokawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 288 games and scored 389 goals.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Peglow, as he is very good at scoring at Citi Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Keisuke Kurokawa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 29' A stunning finish from Louis Munteanu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 34' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Louis Munteanu scoring 2 goals.
  • 36' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Aiden O'Neill is withdrawn and Andres Perea gets his opportunity.
  • 41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' Silvan Hefti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
  • 50' Nico Cavallo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Jared Stroud departs to be replaced by Aaron Herrera.
  • 63' Hannes Wolf is replacing Malachi Jones for the New York City FC side.
  • 68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Peglow. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 75' The deadlock is broken! Louis Munteanu gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
  • 78' D.C. United SC make a change. Louis Munteanu trudges off to be replaced by Jacob Murrell on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
  • 81' The whistle greets Raul Gustavo as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Shore.
  • 86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 89' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Peglow exits the field as Connor Antley enters on 89.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Jacob Murrell.
  • The points are shared — New York City FC 0-2 D.C. United SC. Honours even.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Alexander Callens 3
Santiago Rodriguez 3
Gabriel Pirani 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Heber 2
Thiago 2
Ola Kamara 2

Head to Head

2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC 2025-08-30 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2025-05-14 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC 2024-09-14 D.C. United SC 1–1 New York City FC 2024-04-20 New York City FC 2–0 D.C. United SC

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 D

D.C. United SC Form

2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC W 2026-04-25 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-18 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-11 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-04 D.C. United SC 0–4 FC Dallas L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.46 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or D.C. United SC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC36% Draw28% D.C. United SC36%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or D.C. United SC
64%
New York City FC or D.C. United SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC28% Draw46% D.C. United SC26%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+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
26% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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