New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

New York City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sun 27 Jun 2021 · 22:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 52' Joseph Mora

Y 70' Nigel Robertha

Y 78' Andy Najar

Overview

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

New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

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

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
23 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
19 Jun	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
29 May	Los Angeles FC	A	2–1	W
22 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
15 May	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jun	New York City FC	A	1–2	L
24 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–0	D
20 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
30 May	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–0	W
23 May	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
17 May	Orlando City SC	H	0–1	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with D.C. United SC.
5' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
9' D.C. United SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nigel Robertha on 9.
14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
19' Andy Najar has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 400 appearances.
24' Tony Alfaro, a Mexico , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Moses Nyeman exits the field as Felipe Martins enters on 35.
37' Thiago is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesus Medina at the 37 minute mark.
42' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' New York City FC make a change. Alfredo Morales trudges off to be replaced by Keaton Parks on 46 minutes.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joseph Mora.
57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Adrien Perez comes on to replace Yamil Asad.
63' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
68' New York City FC have won 468 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
69' The supporters are chanting for Tony Alfaro. He replaces Fredric Brillant on 69 minute.
70' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 70.
73' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is replaced by Santiago Rodriguez on 73 minute.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andy Najar.
83' 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 Maxi Moralez suffering a number of foals already.
84' What composure from Keaton Parks! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Alfredo Morales ↓ Keaton Parks 46'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Talles Magno 73'
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Thiago 37'
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
26
Nicolas Acevedo
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson
17
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi ↓ Santiago Rodriguez 73'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Ola Kamara
21
Jon Kempin
29
Yordy Reyna
8
Felipe Martins ↑ 35'
14
Andy Najar ↑ 46'
16
Adrien Perez ↑ 58'
22
Griffin Yow
30
Kevin Paredes ↑ 58'
93
Tony Alfaro ↑ 69'

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

New York City FC Form

2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-19 New York City FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-05-29 Los Angeles FC 1–2 New York City FC W 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-05-15 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC D

D.C. United SC Form

2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-06-24 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2021-06-20 D.C. United SC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-05-30 Internacional CF Miami 0–3 D.C. United SC W 2021-05-23 D.C. United SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-17 D.C. United SC 0–1 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC53% Draw26% D.C. United SC21%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or D.C. United SC

47%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC36% Draw47% D.C. United SC17%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

11.4%

2 – 0

9.7%

0 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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