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

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
#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' 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' Ronald Donkor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 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 Silvan Hefti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Julian Hall puts New York Red Bulls on the lead.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' GOAL! Ronald Donkor scores on 21.
  • 26' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
  • 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 is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' What a strike from Tai Baribo! The score is 2-1.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 46' It is a substitution in New York Red Bulls team. Matthew Dos Santos is replaced by Joyeux Masanka Bungi on 46 minute.
  • 50' Adri Mehmeti is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 52' What a strike from Jorge Ruvalcaba! The score is 3-1.
  • 54' What a strike from Jackson Hopkins! The score is 3-2.
  • 59' Tai Baribo with the second goal in the match!
  • 64' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' Another substitution for New York Red Bulls to replace Rafael Mosquera by Mohammed Sofo on 65 minute.
  • 70' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Matthew Dos Santos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 71' Jorge Ruvalcaba puts New York Red Bulls on the lead.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Aaron Herrera by Caden Clark on 77 minute.
  • 80' GOAL! Tai Baribo scores on 80. Assisted by Silvan Hefti
  • 80' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Jorge Ruvalcaba is replaced by Maxim Choupo-Moting.
  • 81' The whistle greets Jackson Hopkins as he departs to be replaced by Jacob Murrell.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matti Peltola on 86.
  • 90' Caden Clark was booked on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Peglow as he departs to be replaced by Jared Stroud.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Bradley Wright-Phillips 4
Cameron Harper 4
Tai Baribo 3
Christian Benteke 3
Lewis Morgan 3
Luquinhas 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
3 / 4
2.36 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls47% Draw22% D.C. United SC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
69%
Draw or D.C. United SC
53%
New York Red Bulls or D.C. United SC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls37% Draw36% D.C. United SC27%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–4 not predicted
4 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.8%
3 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 18% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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