Thursday , 2 July 2026

New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
0 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 3 May 2026 · 19:00 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Louis Munteanu
0–2 75' Louis Munteanu pen
Y 26' Keisuke Kurokawa
Y 45' Silvan Hefti
Y 70' Peglow
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 80' Y
Y 90' Jacob Murrell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Assistant 1 Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (Canada)
  • Assistant 2 Eric Weisbrod
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
5
6
New York City FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May D.C. United SC H 0–2 L
25 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr FC Cincinnati H 4–4 D
18 Apr Charlotte FC H 1–2 L
11 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
04 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May New York City FC A 2–0 W
25 Apr Orlando City SC H 3–2 W
22 Apr New York Red Bulls A 4–4 D
18 Apr Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D
11 Apr New England Revolution A 0–1 L
04 Apr FC Dallas H 0–4 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' It’s Showtime! The match between New York City FC and D.C. United SC is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' D.C. United SC 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.
  • 20' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' Keisuke Kurokawa was booked on 26.
  • 29' What a strike from Louis Munteanu! The score is 0-1.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Aiden O'Neill departs to be replaced by Andres Perea.
  • 41' 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.
  • 45' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 55' Kye Rowles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 60' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Jared Stroud by Aaron Herrera on 60 minute.
  • 63' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Malachi Jones departs to be replaced by Hannes Wolf.
  • 68' 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.
  • 70' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Peglow gets a card.
  • 75' Louis Munteanu with the second goal in the match!
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Murrell. He replaces Louis Munteanu on 78 minute.
  • 80' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Shore. He replaces Raul Gustavo on 81 minute.
  • 86' Nico Cavallo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 89' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Peglow by Connor Antley on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Jacob Murrell. He receives a card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for D.C. United SC players.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC 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

New York City FC Form

2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-04 New York City FC 1–1 St. Louis City D

D.C. United SC Form

2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC W 2026-04-25 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-18 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-11 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-04 D.C. United SC 0–4 FC Dallas L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.55 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or D.C. United SC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC37% Draw27% D.C. United SC36%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
64%
Draw or D.C. United SC
63%
New York City FC or D.C. United SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC30% Draw45% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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