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

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MLS · 2018

New York Red Bulls

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D.C. United SC

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

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

New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Mike Kampmeinert
Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee David Gantar
Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho

6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#10	Position	#11
33	Points	30
26	Played	26
9 / 6 / 11	W / D / L	6 / 12 / 8
34	Scored	34
48	Conceded	42
-14	GD	-8
1.27	PPG	1.15
35%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/6

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

3/6

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	10 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	14 G
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . New York Red Bulls are looking to make home advantage count against D.C. United SC.
5' 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.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steve Birnbaum, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' 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.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' 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.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' The 41-year-old Bradley Wright-Phillips has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
50' Michael Amir Murillo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
60' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' 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 Wayne Rooney suffering a number of foals already.
80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kofi Opare is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
85' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
90' 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.
With this win, New York Red Bulls is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

29
Fidel Escobar
9
Andreas Ivan ↑ 71'
27
Sean Davis ↑ 86'
5
Connor Lade
18
Ryan Meara
19
Alex Muyl ↑ 71'
42
Brian White

Coach Chris Armas

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.36 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.93 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls48% Draw28% D.C. United SC24%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

77%

Draw or D.C. United SC

52%

New York Red Bulls or D.C. United SC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls31% Draw51% D.C. United SC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

12.4%

2 – 0

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

3 – 0

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

D.C. United SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Clean Sheet