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

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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 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

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
#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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York City FC is hosting D.C. United SC for another epic battle.
5' The 32-year-old Martin Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Birk Risa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
15' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Louis Munteanu scoring 2 goals.
20' Against the run of play, Santiago Rodriguez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 296 games and scored 398 goals.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Troy Lesesne might look to freshen things up shortly.
34' Matai Akinmboni picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
49' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
50' Controversy at the stadium! Lucas Bartlett argues furiously but the card stands.
55' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Jacob Murrell gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Pedro Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
63' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 63.
66' Martin Rodriguez is replacing Jackson Hopkins for the D.C. United SC side.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
72' The whistle greets Agustin Ojeda as he departs to be replaced by Julian Fernandez.
77' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Jovan Mijatovic comes on to replace Monsef Bakrar.
79' Matai Akinmboni makes way for Kristian Fletcher at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
84' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
89' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.

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
Ismael Tajouri	2
Talles Magno	2
Keaton Parks	2
David Villa	2
Louis Munteanu	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

3 / 4

1.79 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC58% Draw24% D.C. United SC18%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

82%

Draw or D.C. United SC

42%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC40% Draw45% D.C. United SC15%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

11.6%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

2.8%

0 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	24%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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