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 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

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	#9
19	Points	18
15	Played	15
5 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 5
25	Scored	21
21	Conceded	25
+4	GD	-4
1.27	PPG	1.20
33%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Yankee Stadium as New York City FC face off against D.C. United SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
8' Poor challenge from Russell Canouse. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
13' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
17' The deadlock is broken! Talles Magno gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
22' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
27' Russell Canouse has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
37' Santiago Rodriguez does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
46' Goal! Christian Benteke scores his 67 goal in 322 matches.
46' Russell Canouse makes way for Victor Palsson at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
49' The referee calls foul for Victor Palsson. He receives a Yellow card.
53' The referee has no hesitation. Santiago Rodriguez is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 53.
58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mohanad Jeahze.
60' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Matai Akinmboni comes on to replace Mohanad Jeahze.
65' Maxime Chanot, a Luxembourg , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
68' Alfredo Morales gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Gabriel Pereira and will look to change the dynamic.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Matias Pellegrini is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 73.
78' Pedro Santos makes way for Yamil Asad at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
80' The whistle greets Talles Magno as he departs to be replaced by Thiago.
85' 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 Tyler Miller suffering a number of foals already.
88' Thiago does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Steven Birnbaum makes 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
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

2.22 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 63% + 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: 3.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

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

9.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

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%	5%	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.