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New York Red Bulls vs D.C. United SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game 8.6 goals/game

Head-to-Head

9
6
4
New York Red Bulls 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals D.C. United SC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug D.C. United SC H 1–0 W
22 Aug New York City FC A 1–1 D
18 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
05 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
28 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
19 Aug New England Revolution H 2–0 W
16 Aug Portland Timbers H 4–1 W
13 Aug Orlando City SC H 3–2 W
04 Aug Montreal Impact FC A 1–1 D
29 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls D.C. United SC
#5 Position #9
22 Points 18
15 Played 15
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
25 Scored 21
32 Conceded 25
-7 GD -4
1.47 PPG 1.20
40% Win % 27%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ 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' New York Red Bulls have kicked off against D.C. United SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aaron Long suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Joseph Mora has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' 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 0% of all matches.
  • 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 45' New York Red Bulls 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.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yamil Asad, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Daniel Royer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 85' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Tyler Adams has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • New York Red Bulls celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls50% Draw26% D.C. United SC24%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
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 Red Bulls or Draw
76%
Draw or D.C. United SC
50%
New York Red Bulls or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls34% Draw47% D.C. United SC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% 53%
+0.5 75% 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
35%
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.