New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York City FC

3 – 2

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Talles Magno 17' 1–0

Santiago Rodriguez 37' 2–0

2–1 46' Christian Benteke

Thiago 88' 3–1

3–2 90' Steven Birnbaum

Y 8' Russell Canouse

Y 49' Victor Palsson

Santiago Rodriguez 53' Y

Y 58' Mohanad Jeahze

Matias Pellegrini 73' Y

Overview

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New York City FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

2023-03-18 New York City FC 3–2 D.C. United SC 2022-09-01 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2022-05-18 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	D.C. United SC	H	3–2	W
12 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
05 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Nashville SC	A	0–2	L
31 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
23 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	3–1	W

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	New York City FC	A	2–3	L
12 Mar	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
05 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
26 Feb	Toronto FC	H	3–2	W
09 Oct	FC Cincinnati	H	2–5	L
01 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	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' The wait is over. D.C. United SC get us underway at Yankee Stadium.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
8' Controversy at the stadium! Russell Canouse argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
13' Matias Pellegrini needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
17' Talles Magno puts New York City FC on the lead.
22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 50% of all matches.
27' Brian Cufre has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' The Uruguay midfielder Santiago Rodriguez breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 2-0!
42' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Against the run of play, Christian Benteke has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' Victor Palsson is replacing Russell Canouse for the D.C. United SC side.
49' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 49.
53' Santiago Rodriguez is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
58' Mohanad Jeahze was booked on 58.
60' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Mohanad Jeahze departs to be replaced by Matai Akinmboni.
65' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
68' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Gabriel Pereira exits the field as Alfredo Morales enters on 68.
73' Matias Pellegrini picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' Yamil Asad has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Santos on 78 minute.
80' Thiago is replacing Talles Magno for the New York City FC side.
85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nick Cushing will be considering his options from the bench.
88' What a strike from Thiago! The score is 3-1.
90' A goal from the international Steven Birnbaum! He fires home on 90 to make it 3-2!
The points are shared — New York City FC 3-2 D.C. United SC. Honours even.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

13
Thiago Martins
17
Matias Pellegrini
4
Maxime Chanot
6
James Sands
3
Brian Cufre
55
Keaton Parks
1
Luis Barraza
43
Talles Magno ↓ Thiago 80'
24
Tayvon Gray
11
Gabriel Pereira ↓ Alfredo Morales 68'
10
Santiago Rodriguez

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Valentin Castellanos	5
Santiago Rodriguez	3
Alexander Callens	3
Ismael Tajouri	2
Talles Magno	2
Keaton Parks	2
David Villa	2
Louis Munteanu	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2023-03-18 New York City FC 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2023-03-12 New York City FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-03-05 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-02-25 Nashville SC 2–0 New York City FC L 2022-10-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 New York City FC L 2022-10-23 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 New York City FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2023-03-18 New York City FC 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2023-03-12 D.C. United SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2023-02-26 D.C. United SC 3–2 Toronto FC W 2022-10-09 D.C. United SC 2–5 FC Cincinnati L 2022-10-01 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.17 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC63% Draw21% D.C. United SC16%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

84%

Draw or D.C. United SC

37%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC46% Draw41% D.C. United SC13%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

10.2%

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	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

39% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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