Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York Red Bulls vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York Red Bulls
4 – 4
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Wed 22 Apr 2026 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena 13,309 HT 45' · FT 45'
Julian Hall 15' 1–0
Ronald Donkor 21' 2–0
2–1 37' Tai Baribo
Jorge Ruvalcaba 52' 3–1
3–2 54' Jackson Hopkins
3–3 59' Tai Baribo
Jorge Ruvalcaba 71' 4–3
4–4 80' Tai Baribo
Adri Mehmeti 50' Y
Y 86' Matti Peltola
Y 90' Caden Clark

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Assistant 1 Adam Wienckowski
  • Assistant 2 Brian Marshall (USA)
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

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

9
6
4
New York Red Bulls 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC 2025-05-24 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York Red Bulls 2025-04-19 New York Red Bulls 1–2 D.C. United SC 2024-06-29 New York Red Bulls 2–2 D.C. United SC 2024-05-15 D.C. United SC 1–4 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr D.C. United SC H 4–4 D
18 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 1–4 L
11 Apr Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
04 Apr FC Cincinnati H 4–2 W
21 Mar Charlotte FC A 1–6 L
14 Mar Toronto FC A 1–1 D
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
21 Mar Atlanta United FC A 0–0 D
15 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls D.C. United SC
#8 Position #9
25 Points 23
18 Played 18
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
29 Scored 26
39 Conceded 29
-10 GD -3
1.39 PPG 1.28
39% Win % 28%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ 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 Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York Red Bulls to score. At the same time, D.C. United SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Australia international Kye Rowles has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Julian Hall has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 21' Goal! Ronald Donkor scores his 1 goal in 283 matches.
  • 26' Jacob Murrell, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 37' Brilliant from the ! Tai Baribo makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 37.
  • 42' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Joyeux Masanka Bungi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matthew Dos Santos at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' New York Red Bulls receives a card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 52' Jorge Ruvalcaba doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jackson Hopkins makes it 3-2.
  • 59' Tai Baribo makes no mistake. The score reads 3-3 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rafael Mosquera made 283 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Rafael Mosquera is replaced by Mohammed Sofo on 65 minute.
  • 70' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 71' A stunning finish from Jorge Ruvalcaba — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Aaron Herrera as he leaves the pitch. Caden Clark steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 80' Tai Baribo makes no mistake. The score reads 4-4 and D.C. United SC are in front.
  • 80' Jorge Ruvalcaba makes way for Maxim Choupo-Moting at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
  • 81' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Jacob Murrell on, Jackson Hopkins off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Matti Peltola catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Caden Clark.
  • 90' Peglow makes way for Jared Stroud at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
  • The final score is 4-4.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ola Kamara 5
Bradley Wright-Phillips 4
Cameron Harper 4
Bradley Wright-Phillips 4
Christian Benteke 3
Lewis Morgan 3
Luquinhas 3
Tai Baribo 3

Head to Head

2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC 2025-05-24 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York Red Bulls 2025-04-19 New York Red Bulls 1–2 D.C. United SC 2024-06-29 New York Red Bulls 2–2 D.C. United SC 2024-05-15 D.C. United SC 1–4 New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls Form

2026-04-22 New York Red Bulls 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2026-04-18 Montreal Impact FC 4–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-04-11 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2026-04-04 New York Red Bulls 4–2 FC Cincinnati W 2026-03-21 Charlotte FC 6–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-03-14 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D

D.C. United SC Form

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 2026-03-21 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2026-03-15 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.32 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls45% Draw22% D.C. United SC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
68%
Draw or D.C. United SC
55%
New York Red Bulls or D.C. United SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls35% Draw36% D.C. United SC29%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.6%
4 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 13% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 18% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 15% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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