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New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sat 8 Sep 2018 · 20:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Balciunas
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Geoff Gamble

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
2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
05 Sep New England Revolution H 0–1 L
02 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
22 Aug New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
18 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–2 L
12 Aug Toronto FC A 3–2 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D
02 Sep Atlanta United FC H 3–1 W
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
26 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
19 Aug New England Revolution H 2–0 W
16 Aug Portland Timbers H 4–1 W

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' It’s Showtime! The match between New York City FC and D.C. United SC is underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' Joseph Mora has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 60' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' D.C. United SC have won 386 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' Eloi Amagat needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • The final score is 1-1.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Santiago Rodriguez 3
Alexander Callens 3
Ola Kamara 2
Steven Birnbaum 2
Christian Benteke 2
Ismael Tajouri 2
Keaton Parks 2

Head to Head

2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC

New York City FC Form

2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-09-05 New York City FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2018-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2018-08-22 New York City FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-18 Philadelphia Union 2–0 New York City FC L 2018-08-12 Toronto FC 2–3 New York City FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-09-02 D.C. United SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2018-08-30 D.C. United SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2018-08-19 D.C. United SC 2–0 New England Revolution W 2018-08-16 D.C. United SC 4–1 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC43% Draw30% D.C. United SC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
73%
Draw or D.C. United SC
57%
New York City FC or D.C. United SC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC30% Draw50% D.C. United SC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 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% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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