New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

New York City FC

2 – 0

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 23:30 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Matai Akinmboni

Y 50' Lucas Bartlett

Monsef Bakrar 63' Y

Overview

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New York City FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Citi Field.

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

2024-04-20 New York City FC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2023-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–0 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	2–0	W
13 Apr	New England Revolution	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	1–1	D
30 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–1	D
23 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L
16 Mar	Toronto FC	H	2–1	W

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
13 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	2–3	L
06 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D
30 Mar	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–0	W
24 Mar	St. Louis City	A	2–2	D
16 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–3	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' The ball is rolling at Citi Field. New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against D.C. United SC.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Santiago Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
25' 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 .
30' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' Matai Akinmboni is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
39' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Troy Lesesne might look to freshen things up shortly.
49' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
50' Lucas Bartlett has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 50.
55' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
58' The crowd applauds Pedro Santos as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Murrell steps in for D.C. United SC.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Monsef Bakrar on 63.
66' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Jackson Hopkins by Martin Rodriguez on 66 minute.
71' D.C. United SC have won 384 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
72' Julian Fernandez gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Agustin Ojeda and will look to change the dynamic.
77' The supporters are chanting for Jovan Mijatovic. He replaces Monsef Bakrar on 77 minute.
79' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Matai Akinmboni is replaced by Kristian Fletcher.
84' A quiet spell here at Citi Field. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
89' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
D.C. United SC will have plenty to reflect on. New York City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
24
Alex Bono
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Jacob Murrell 58'
4
Matti Peltola
11
Cristian Dajome
8
Jared Stroud
10
Gabriel Pirani
97
Christopher McVey
3
Lucas Bartlett
25
Jackson Hopkins ↓ Martin Rodriguez 66'
45
Matai Akinmboni ↓ Kristian Fletcher 79'

Bench

Coach Troy Lesesne

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

2024-04-20 New York City FC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2024-04-13 New York City FC 2–0 New England Revolution W 2024-04-06 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2024-03-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 New York City FC D 2024-03-23 FC Cincinnati 1–0 New York City FC L 2024-03-16 New York City FC 2–1 Toronto FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2024-04-20 New York City FC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2024-04-13 D.C. United SC 2–3 Orlando City SC L 2024-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2024-03-30 D.C. United SC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2024-03-24 St. Louis City 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2024-03-16 D.C. United SC 1–3 Internacional CF Miami L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.86 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC57% Draw24% D.C. United SC19%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

81%

Draw or D.C. United SC

43%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC40% Draw44% D.C. United SC16%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

3.1%

0 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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