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

Match Preview

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

New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)

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

New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 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
#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 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!
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
9' A stunning finish from Nigel Robertha — that came from absolutely nowhere!
14' USA international Donovan Pines has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
24' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 281 games and scored 384 goals.
35' D.C. United SC make a change. Moses Nyeman trudges off to be replaced by Felipe Martins on 35 minutes.
37' Thiago has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jesus Medina on 37 minute.
42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' The supporters are chanting for Keaton Parks. He replaces Alfredo Morales on 46 minute.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
52' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 52.
57' 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.
58' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 58 minute. Yamil Asad leaves to be changed by Adrien Perez.
63' Paul Arriola has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
68' 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.
69' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Fredric Brillant departs to be replaced by Tony Alfaro.
70' Nigel Robertha picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Ismael Tajouri-Shradi by Santiago Rodriguez on 73 minute.
78' Andy Najar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
83' 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.
84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Keaton Parks makes no mistake. 1-1!
89' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
Full Time. New York City FC beats D.C. United SC

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
Santiago Rodriguez	3
Alexander Callens	3
Ola Kamara	2
Steven Birnbaum	2
Christian Benteke	2
Ismael Tajouri	2
Keaton Parks	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

3 / 4

1.69 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 D.C. United SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC52% Draw25% D.C. United SC23%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.77

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or D.C. United SC

48%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC36% Draw45% D.C. United SC19%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.9%

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%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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