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

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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

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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

2021-10-23 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
#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' And we are off! New York City FC vs D.C. United SC — let the football do the talking.
1' What composure from Thiago! The international strokes it home. 1-0.
3' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 3.
7' Valentin Castellanos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
11' What a moment for Valentin Castellanos! That strike on 11 puts his side firmly in control.
16' 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 .
21' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' 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 Drew Skundrich suffering a number of foals already.
31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
33' James Sands has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Donovan Pines is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
43' 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.
44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maxi Moralez makes it 4-0.
46' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Kevin Paredes by Chris Odoi-Atsem on 46 minute.
51' Ola Kamara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
52' A stunning finish from Alexander Callens — that came from absolutely nowhere!
54' A moment of madness from Steven Birnbaum on 54 minutes earns him a Yellow card. D.C. United SC will be frustrated.
58' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Valentin Castellanos is replaced by Heber.
63' 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.
68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Junior Moreno, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
71' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Maxi Moralez is replaced by Jesus Medina on 71 minute.
75' The deadlock is broken! Jesus Medina gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hernan Losada will be considering his options from the bench.
85' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
Another three points for New York City FC.

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
Santiago Rodriguez	3
Alexander Callens	3
Steven Birnbaum	2
Christian Benteke	2
Ismael Tajouri	2
Keaton Parks	2
David Villa	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

3 / 4

2.68 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC69% Draw18% D.C. United SC13%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

87%

Draw or D.C. United SC

31%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC56% Draw35% D.C. United SC9%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted

6 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

10.8%

3 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

7.7%

1 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

6.2%

4 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

3.6%

5 – 0

3.4%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	21%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	21%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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.