Saturday , 14 November 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
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

8
5
6
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Citi Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York City FC and D.C. United SC.
  • 5' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' Jamaica international Seymour Reid has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. René Weiler will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 25' Aiden O'Neill has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Keisuke Kurokawa. He receives a card.
  • 29' The deadlock is broken! Louis Munteanu gets on the scoresheet on 29 minutes.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' New York City FC make a change. Aiden O'Neill trudges off to be replaced by Andres Perea on 36 minutes.
  • 41' New York City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 45' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a card on 45.
  • 50' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Jared Stroud is replaced by Aaron Herrera.
  • 63' Hannes Wolf is replacing Malachi Jones for the New York City FC side.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 70' Peglow catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
  • 75' A goal from the Romania international Louis Munteanu! He fires home on 75 to make it 0-2!
  • 78' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Louis Munteanu departs to be replaced by Jacob Murrell.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Nicolas Fernandez Marcau. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 81' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Shore is hanging Raul Gustavo on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxi Moralez made 301 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Connor Antley comes on to replace Peglow.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jacob Murrell argues furiously but the card stands.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — New York City FC 0-2 D.C. United SC.

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
Heber 2
Thiago 2
Ola Kamara 2
Steven Birnbaum 2
Christian Benteke 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
1.5 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or D.C. United SC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC38% Draw28% D.C. United SC34%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
66%
Draw or D.C. United SC
62%
New York City FC or D.C. United SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC30% Draw46% D.C. United SC24%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
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% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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