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

MLS · 2018
New York Red Bulls
1 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
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

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
2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC 2018-07-26 D.C. United SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
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
D.C. United SC
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
#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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for New York Red Bulls and D.C. United SC.
  • 5' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' USA international Tim Parker has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' D.C. United SC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Tai Baribo scoring 3 goals.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wayne Rooney made 281 appearances and scored 40 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Armas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • The points are shared — New York Red Bulls 1-0 D.C. United SC. Honours even.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC 2018-07-26 D.C. United SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls Form

2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2018-08-22 New York City FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2018-08-12 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2018-08-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC L

D.C. United SC Form

2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2018-08-19 D.C. United SC 2–0 New England Revolution W 2018-08-16 D.C. United SC 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2018-08-13 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC W 2018-08-04 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-07-29 D.C. United SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls48% Draw26% D.C. United SC26%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
75%
Draw or D.C. United SC
52%
New York Red Bulls or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls32% Draw47% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
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 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
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.