Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
4 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Thu 8 Oct 2020 · 00:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Valentin Castellanos 81' Y
Valentin Castellanos 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee
10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

8
5
6
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC 2020-09-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC 2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC 2019-03-10 New York City FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct D.C. United SC H 4–1 W
04 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 3–2 W
26 Sep FC Cincinnati H 4–0 W
23 Sep Toronto FC H 0–1 L
19 Sep New England Revolution A 0–0 D
12 Sep FC Cincinnati H 2–1 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct New York City FC A 1–4 L
03 Oct Atlanta United FC H 0–4 L
27 Sep New England Revolution H 0–2 L
24 Sep Nashville SC A 0–1 L
19 Sep Toronto FC H 2–2 D
12 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–2 L

Season Stats

New York City FC D.C. United SC
#10 Position #14
42 Points 33
34 Played 34
10 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 12 / 15
49 Scored 39
45 Conceded 61
+4 GD -22
1.24 PPG 0.97
29% Win % 21%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 16 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York City FC to score. At the same time, D.C. United SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 9' Over 9 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 12' Ola Kamara doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 27' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anton Tinnerholm made 305 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Louis Munteanu scoring 2 goals.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Ismael Tajouri has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Kevin Paredes, a USA midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' Ismael Tajouri is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 65' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 65 minute. Kevin Paredes leaves to be changed by Yamil Asad.
  • 70' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Joseph Mora. He replaces Oniel Fisher on 72 minute.
  • 73' New York City FC make a change. Gary Mackay-Steven trudges off to be replaced by Gudmundur THorarinsson on 73 minutes.
  • 78' New York City FC have won 475 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 81' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Griffin Yow is replaced by Erik Sorga on 81 minute.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Valentin Castellanos on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! Valentin Castellanos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' Jesus Medina gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Ismael Tajouri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Ronald Matarrita is withdrawn and Tony Rocha gets his opportunity.
  • 88' What composure from Keaton Parks! The USA international strokes it home. 4-1.
  • 90' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Acevedo is hanging Keaton Parks on the field on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Santiago Rodriguez 3
Alexander Callens 3
Ismael Tajouri 2
Talles Magno 2
Keaton Parks 2
David Villa 2
Louis Munteanu 2

Head to Head

2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC 2020-09-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC 2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC 2019-03-10 New York City FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-04 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 New York City FC W 2020-09-26 New York City FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-23 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC L 2020-09-19 New England Revolution 0–0 New York City FC D 2020-09-12 New York City FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati W

D.C. United SC Form

2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-03 D.C. United SC 0–4 Atlanta United FC L 2020-09-27 D.C. United SC 0–2 New England Revolution L 2020-09-24 Nashville SC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2020-09-19 D.C. United SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2020-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.09 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC65% Draw21% D.C. United SC14%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or D.C. United SC
35%
New York City FC or D.C. United SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC46% Draw42% D.C. United SC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.6%
4 – 0
4.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 1
3.7%
1 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 23% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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