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

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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

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

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

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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome D.C. United SC for this crunch clash at Red Bull Arena.
4' Goal! Valentin Castellanos scores his 96 goal in 286 matches.
9' 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 .
12' Brilliant from the ! Ola Kamara makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 12.
17' New York City FC have won 454 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
27' 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.
32' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
37' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
42' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
47' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
52' 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.
55' New York City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ismael Tajouri on 55.
60' Yamil Asad is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
63' GOAL! Ismael Tajouri scores on 63. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm
65' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Yamil Asad comes on to replace Kevin Paredes.
70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 278 games and scored 380 goals.
72' The crowd applauds Oniel Fisher as he leaves the pitch. Joseph Mora steps in for D.C. United SC.
73' Gudmundur THorarinsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gary Mackay-Steven at the 73 minute mark.
78' Alexander Ring is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
81' Erik Sorga gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Griffin Yow and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Valentin Castellanos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
82' The referee calls foul for Valentin Castellanos. He receives a Yellow card.
86' Jesus Medina gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Ismael Tajouri and will look to change the dynamic.
87' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tony Rocha is hanging Ronald Matarrita on the field on 87 minute.
88' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Keaton Parks makes no mistake. 4-1!
90' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Acevedo. He replaces Keaton Parks on 90 minute.
The final score is 4-1.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Gary Mackay-Steven ↓ Gudmundur THorarinsson 73'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
22
Ronald Matarrita ↓ Tony Rocha 87'
29
Ismael Tajouri ↓ Jesus Medina 86'
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Nicolas Acevedo 90'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Chris Seitz
11
Yamil Asad ↑ 65'
28
Joseph Mora ↑ 72'
3
Chris Odoi-Atsem ↑ 81'
2
Federico Higuain
36
Earl Edwards Jr.
50
Erik Sorga ↑ 81'
20
Gelmin Rivas ↑ 72'

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

Head to Head

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

2.15 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: 3.1

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	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

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

10.4%

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

9.2%

3 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	23%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	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

13% ✓

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