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

Match Preview

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

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

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
#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' In just a few seconds Yankee Stadium will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and D.C. United SC.
5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-5-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
8' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
13' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
17' A goal from the Brazil international Talles Magno! He fires home on 17 to make it 1-0!
22' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
27' 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.
32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
37' What a moment for Santiago Rodriguez! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
42' 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.
46' Christian Benteke doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Russell Canouse is replaced by Victor Palsson on 46 minute.
49' A meaty challenge results in booking for Victor Palsson on 49.
53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Santiago Rodriguez on 53.
58' Mohanad Jeahze was booked on 58.
60' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 60 minute. Mohanad Jeahze leaves to be changed by Matai Akinmboni.
65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
68' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Gabriel Pereira is replaced by Alfredo Morales.
73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matias Pellegrini.
78' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Yamil Asad comes on to replace Pedro Santos.
80' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Talles Magno is withdrawn and Thiago gets his opportunity.
85' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
88' GOAL! Thiago scores on 88.
90' Steven Birnbaum is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York City FC to claim maximum points.

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
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

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

2.24 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + New York City FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC62% Draw21% D.C. United SC17%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

83%

Draw or D.C. United SC

38%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC45% Draw40% D.C. United SC15%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

3 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 0

1 – 2

4.6%

4 – 1

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	22%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+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

34% ✓

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.