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

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MLS · 2018

New York City FC

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D.C. United SC

Sat 8 Sep 2018 · 20:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)

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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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 history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against D.C. United SC.
5' Jalen Robinson, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' 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.
35' 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.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' Costa Rica international Ronald Matarrita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bill Hamid is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
85' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ben Olsen will be considering his options from the bench.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York City FC 1-1 D.C. United SC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

48
Travis Worra
12
Kevin Ellis ↑ 79'
25
Jared Jeffrey ↑ 90'
29
Dane Kelly

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Valentin Castellanos	5
Alexander Callens	3
Santiago Rodriguez	3
Heber	2
Thiago	2
Ola Kamara	2
Steven Birnbaum	2
Christian Benteke	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.43 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.03 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC44% Draw29% D.C. United SC27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or D.C. United SC

56%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC32% Draw49% D.C. United SC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+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

36% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

D.C. United SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Clean Sheet