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 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 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
#8	Position	#11
33	Points	30
27	Played	26
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	6 / 12 / 8
41	Scored	34
36	Conceded	42
+5	GD	-8
1.22	PPG	1.15
30%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

3/6

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	14 G
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. New York City FC host D.C. United SC — let the battle begin!
5' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact 4-5-1.
8' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
13' Mateusz Klich is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
17' GOAL! Talles Magno scores on 17.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Durkin, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
27' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
37' Magnificent from Santiago Rodriguez! That is 29 goals in 293 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' What composure from Christian Benteke! The Belgium international strokes it home. 2-1.
46' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Russell Canouse departs to be replaced by Victor Palsson.
49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Victor Palsson on 49.
53' The referee has no hesitation. Santiago Rodriguez is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 53.
58' Mohanad Jeahze has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
60' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Mohanad Jeahze is replaced by Matai Akinmboni.
65' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
68' Alfredo Morales is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gabriel Pereira at the 68 minute mark.
73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matias Pellegrini.
78' Pedro Santos makes way for Yamil Asad at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
80' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Talles Magno departs to be replaced by Thiago.
85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 100% of all matches.
88' Thiago adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
90' The deadlock is broken! Steven Birnbaum gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
3-2 the final result. D.C. United SC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Keaton Parks	2
David Villa	2
Louis Munteanu	2
Gabriel Pirani	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

2.13 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC61% Draw22% D.C. United SC17%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or D.C. United SC

39%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC44% Draw41% D.C. United SC15%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

6.6%

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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