Wednesday , 30 September 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
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Red Bull Arena!
  • 4' What composure from Valentin Castellanos! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 294 games and scored 463 goals.
  • 12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ola Kamara makes it 1-1.
  • 17' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 22' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Griffin Yow is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Yamil Asad has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' New York City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ismael Tajouri on 55.
  • 60' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' Ismael Tajouri is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 65' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yamil Asad is hanging Kevin Paredes on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 72' Joseph Mora has so much to prove this time. He replaces Oniel Fisher on 72 minute.
  • 73' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gudmundur THorarinsson is hanging Gary Mackay-Steven on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' D.C. United SC 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.
  • 81' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 81 minute. Griffin Yow leaves to be changed by Erik Sorga.
  • 81' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Valentin Castellanos gets a Yellow card.
  • 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 gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Ronald Matarrita and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' GOAL! Keaton Parks fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 90' The whistle greets Keaton Parks as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Acevedo.
  • The final score is 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
Heber 2
Thiago 2
Ola Kamara 2
Steven Birnbaum 2
Christian Benteke 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
2.05 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC64% Draw22% D.C. United SC14%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

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
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC45% Draw42% D.C. United SC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
3 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
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 20% — 80%
-2 20% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 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
41% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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