New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

New York City FC

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D.C. United SC

Sat 30 Aug 2025 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 18' David Schnegg

Andres Perea 30' Y

Y 45' Christian Benteke

Y 86' Boris Enow Takang

Y 90' Aaron Herrera

Overview

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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

2025-08-30 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2025-05-14 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC 2024-09-14 D.C. United SC 1–1 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	1–2	L
23 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
17 Aug	Nashville SC	H	2–1	W
26 Jul	FC Dallas	A	4–3	W
20 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
17 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–1	W
23 Aug	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–1	D
16 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–1	D
09 Aug	New England Revolution	A	0–2	L
26 Jul	Austin FC	H	2–4	L
19 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	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' In just a few seconds Yankee Stadium will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and D.C. United SC.
5' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau, a Argentina , has 27 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' David Schnegg picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
19' Justin Haak puts New York City FC on the lead.
24' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tayvon Gray is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andres Perea on 30.
35' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' The 31-year-old Thiago Martins has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
43' A stunning finish from Gabriel Pirani — that came from absolutely nowhere!
45' Christian Benteke is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' D.C. United SC have won 380 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Matt Freese has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Peglow departs to be replaced by Hosei Kijima.
63' 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.
66' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 66 minute. Brandon Servania leaves to be changed by Boris Enow Takang.
71' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
77' Gabriel Pirani puts D.C. United SC on the lead.
80' Agustin Ojeda is replacing Hannes Wolf for the New York City FC side.
83' Julian Fernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin O'Toole on 83 minute.
84' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Gabriel Pirani by Jared Stroud on 84 minute.
86' Controversy at the stadium! Boris Enow Takang argues furiously but the card stands.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Aaron Herrera is booked for D.C. United SC — card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from D.C. United SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
15
Kye Rowles
22
Aaron Herrera
23
Brandon Servania ↓ Boris Enow Takang 66'
13
Luis Barraza
28
David Schnegg
4
Matti Peltola
7
Peglow ↓ Hosei Kijima 58'
10
Gabriel Pirani ↓ Jared Stroud 84'
3
Lucas Bartlett
25
Jackson Hopkins ↓ Connor Antley 66'

Bench

Coach René Weiler

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

2025-08-30 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC W 2025-08-17 New York City FC 2–1 Nashville SC W 2025-07-26 FC Dallas 3–4 New York City FC W 2025-07-20 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York City FC D 2025-07-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York City FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2025-08-30 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2025-08-23 D.C. United SC 1–1 Internacional CF Miami D 2025-08-16 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2025-08-09 New England Revolution 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2025-07-26 D.C. United SC 2–4 Austin FC L 2025-07-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC45% Draw27% D.C. United SC28%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or D.C. United SC

55%

New York City FC or D.C. United SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC32% Draw46% D.C. United SC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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