Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New York Red Bulls
0 – 1
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Wed 2 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45+12'
Y 8' Frederic Brillant
Y 51' Mohammed Abu
Amr Tarek 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
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

9
6
4
New York Red Bulls 19 games · Avg 2.8 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-02 New York Red Bulls 0–1 D.C. United SC 2019-09-29 New York Red Bulls 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls 2018-09-16 D.C. United SC 3–3 New York Red Bulls 2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep D.C. United SC H 0–1 L
30 Aug New England Revolution A 1–1 D
25 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
20 Aug New York City FC H 1–0 W
23 Jul FC Cincinnati A 0–2 L
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–0 W
29 Aug Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
25 Aug New England Revolution H 1–2 L
21 Aug FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
22 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
18 Jul New England Revolution H 1–1 D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls D.C. United SC
#10 Position #11
33 Points 30
27 Played 26
9 / 6 / 12 W / D / L 6 / 12 / 8
34 Scored 34
51 Conceded 42
-17 GD -8
1.22 PPG 1.15
33% Win % 23%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% 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
6/5
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/6
■ 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' We are underway at Red Bull Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' New York Red Bulls are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 8' Frederic Brillant catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 8.
  • 13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' It is a cagey affair so far. New York Red Bulls in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' It’s high time Chris Armas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 51' Mohammed Abu has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' D.C. United SC 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.
  • 65' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Omir Fernandez is replaced by Benjamin Mines on 65 minute.
  • 66' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Mathias Jorgensen on, Tom Barlow off on 66 minutes.
  • 67' A tactical swap from New York Red Bulls — Amr Tarek on, Aaron Long off on 67 minutes.
  • 71' Cristian Casseres gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Sean Davis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Kevin Paredes as he leaves the pitch. Oniel Fisher steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 77' Erik Sorga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 78' Moses Nyeman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohammed Abu on 78 minute.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Daniel Royer as he leaves the pitch. Florian Valot steps in for New York Red Bulls.
  • 84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Amr Tarek.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Ola Kamara as he leaves the pitch. Erik Sorga steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 0-1 the final result. New York Red Bulls will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Cameron Harper 4
Bradley Wright-Phillips 4
Bradley Wright-Phillips 4
Lewis Morgan 3
Luquinhas 3
Tai Baribo 3
Christian Benteke 3

Head to Head

2020-09-02 New York Red Bulls 0–1 D.C. United SC 2019-09-29 New York Red Bulls 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls 2018-09-16 D.C. United SC 3–3 New York Red Bulls 2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC

New York Red Bulls Form

2020-09-02 New York Red Bulls 0–1 D.C. United SC L 2020-08-30 New England Revolution 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-08-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York Red Bulls L 2020-08-20 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC W 2020-07-23 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls L

D.C. United SC Form

2020-09-02 New York Red Bulls 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2020-08-29 Philadelphia Union 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2020-08-25 D.C. United SC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2020-08-21 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2020-07-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2020-07-18 D.C. United SC 1–1 New England Revolution D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or D.C. United SC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls38% Draw30% D.C. United SC32%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
68%
Draw or D.C. United SC
62%
New York Red Bulls or D.C. United SC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls26% Draw50% D.C. United SC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

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