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

Refresh

MLS · 2021

New York City FC

6 – 0

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Russell Canouse

James Sands 33' Y

Y 54' Steven Birnbaum

Overview

Match Preview

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

2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	6–0	W
20 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	1–1	D
17 Oct	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L
03 Oct	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
30 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–2	L
26 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	New York City FC	A	0–6	L
20 Oct	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
16 Oct	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
02 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
29 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	3–1	W
25 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	4–2	W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Red Bull Arena!
1' What a moment for Thiago! That strike on 1 puts his side firmly in control.
3' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Russell Canouse.
7' Valentin Castellanos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
11' The deadlock is broken! Valentin Castellanos gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
16' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
21' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
26' Drew Skundrich needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
33' The referee shows New York City FC player a Yellow card on 33.
38' 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.
43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' What a moment for Maxi Moralez! That strike on 44 puts his side firmly in control.
46' D.C. United SC make a change. Kevin Paredes trudges off to be replaced by Chris Odoi-Atsem on 46 minutes.
51' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Steven Birnbaum has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
52' Alexander Callens has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
54' Steven Birnbaum was booked on 54.
58' Heber is replacing Valentin Castellanos for the New York City FC side.
63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
71' Another change for New York City FC made on 71 minute. Maxi Moralez leaves to be changed by Jesus Medina.
75' Against the run of play, Jesus Medina has scored! This game has turned on its head.
80' 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 .
85' The 35-year-old Bill Hamid has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
90' Sean Johnson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
6-0 the final result. D.C. United SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Jesus Medina ↑ 71'
15
Tony Rocha
9
Heber ↑ 58'
13
Luis Barraza
23
Gedion Zelalem ↑ 71'
43
Talles Magno
2
Chris Gloster
24
Tayvon Gray ↑ 58'
21
Andres Jasson

Coach Ronny Deila

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Chris Seitz
3
Chris Odoi-Atsem ↑ 46'
21
Jon Kempin
8
Felipe Martins ↑ 46'
32
Ramon Abila ↑ 46'
4
Brendan Hines-Ike
16
Adrien Perez
22
Griffin Yow ↑ 46'
12
Drew Skundrich ↑ 46'

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Valentin Castellanos	5
Alexander Callens	3
Santiago Rodriguez	3
Gabriel Pirani	2
Wayne Rooney	2
Heber	2
Thiago	2
Ola Kamara	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC W 2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L

D.C. United SC Form

2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC L 2021-10-20 D.C. United SC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-10-16 D.C. United SC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-10-02 Orlando City SC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2021-09-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2021-09-25 D.C. United SC 4–2 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.6 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.71 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC70% Draw18% D.C. United SC12%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

88%

Draw or D.C. United SC

30%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC56% Draw36% D.C. United SC8%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted

6 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

12.4%

3 – 0

10.4%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

7.3%

4 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

4 – 1

4.8%

5 – 0

3.5%

2 – 2

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	22%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	21%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

50% ✗

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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