Sunday , 16 August 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
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
5
6
New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 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
#5 Position #9
26 Points 23
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
31 Scored 26
24 Conceded 29
+7 GD -3
1.44 PPG 1.28
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Red Bull Arena. New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against D.C. United SC.
  • 4' A stunning finish from Valentin Castellanos — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 9' Julian Gressel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 12' Ola Kamara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 17' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' 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 Ismael Tajouri suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Gary Mackay-Steven has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Bill Hamid has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' 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.
  • 55' Sensational shot from Ismael Tajouri. New York City FC is back in the lead.
  • 60' 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.
  • 63' Ismael Tajouri doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 65' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 65 minute. Kevin Paredes leaves to be changed by Yamil Asad.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Oniel Fisher is replaced by Joseph Mora.
  • 73' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Gary Mackay-Steven is replaced by Gudmundur THorarinsson on 73 minute.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Griffin Yow by Erik Sorga on 81 minute.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Valentin Castellanos.
  • 82' Valentin Castellanos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 86' The whistle greets Ismael Tajouri as he departs to be replaced by Jesus Medina.
  • 87' Tony Rocha is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ronald Matarrita at the 87 minute mark.
  • 88' Keaton Parks makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and New York City FC are in front.
  • 90' New York City FC make a change. Keaton Parks trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Acevedo on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Alexander Callens 3
Santiago Rodriguez 3
Louis Munteanu 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Wayne Rooney 2
Heber 2
Thiago 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
3 / 4
2.17 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC64% Draw21% D.C. United SC15%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
85%
Draw or D.C. United SC
36%
New York City FC or D.C. United SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC46% Draw41% D.C. United SC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.3%
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
4 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 23% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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