Toronto FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Toronto FC

2 – 1

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sat 27 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC BMO Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Deandre Kerr 14' 1–0

Kosi Thompson 72' 2–0

2–1 87' Christian Benteke

Mark-Anthony Kaye 45' Y

Y 69' Pedro Santos

Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at BMO Field.

Toronto FC 34 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Toronto FC 19 games · Avg 3.8 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-27 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2023-02-26 D.C. United SC 3–2 Toronto FC 2022-05-21 D.C. United SC 2–2 Toronto FC 2022-03-19 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United SC 2021-11-07 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 May	D.C. United SC	H	2–1	W
21 May	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
17 May	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
13 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–2	L
06 May	New England Revolution	H	0–2	L
29 Apr	New York City FC	H	1–0	W

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 May	Toronto FC	A	1–2	L
20 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
17 May	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
13 May	Nashville SC	H	1–1	D
06 May	FC Cincinnati	A	1–2	L
29 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Toronto FC		D.C. United SC
#12	Position	#14
39	Points	33
34	Played	34
9 / 12 / 13	W / D / L	7 / 12 / 15
52	Scored	39
67	Conceded	61
-15	GD	-22
1.15	PPG	0.97
26%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

84% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Toronto FC are 12th (39 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

5/12

61-75

9/7

76+

16/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

3/4

16-30

6/6

31-45

5/9

46-60

5/10

61-75

3/8

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Toronto FC

Josh Sargent	10 G	4 A
Daniel Salloi	9 G	6 A

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	16 G	1 A
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to BMO Field that hosts another battle between Toronto FC and D.C. United SC.
5' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
14' Deandre Kerr puts Toronto FC on the lead.
15' A stunning finish from Lorenzo Insigne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
19' Toronto FC ring the changes. Brandon Servania has done his job and it is now time for Kosi Thompson to step up.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' D.C. United SC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
44' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mark-Anthony Kaye on 45 minutes.
45' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 45 minute. Christopher Durkin leaves to be changed by Andy Najar.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Toronto FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' Toronto FC have won 397 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' Toronto FC 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.
67' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Cristian Dajome on, Russell Canouse off on 67 minutes.
69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pedro Santos on 69.
72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kosi Thompson makes no mistake. 3-0!
73' A tactical swap from Toronto FC — Ayo Akinola on, Deandre Kerr off on 73 minutes.
78' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 50% of all matches.
83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
87' The deadlock is broken! Christian Benteke gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty on 90.
90' The crowd applauds Charles Sapong as he leaves the pitch. Hugo Mbongue steps in for Toronto FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
43
Mateusz Klich
17
Lewis O'Brien
3
Derrick Williams
1
Tyler Miller
44
Victor Palsson
6
Russell Canouse ↓ Cristian Dajome 67'
8
Chris Durkin ↓ Andy Najar 45'
23
Donovan Pines
72
Gaoussou Samake ↓ Pedro Santos 45'
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↓ Taxiarchis Fountas 45'

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jonathan Osorio	7
Ayo Akinola	6
Ola Kamara	4
Federico Bernardeschi	3
Christian Benteke	3
Russell Canouse	3
Yamil Asad	3
Pozuelo	2

Head to Head

Toronto FC Form

2023-05-27 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-05-21 Austin FC 1–0 Toronto FC L 2023-05-17 Toronto FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2023-05-13 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Toronto FC L 2023-05-06 Toronto FC 0–2 New England Revolution L 2023-04-29 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2023-05-27 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-05-20 D.C. United SC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-05-17 Philadelphia Union 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2023-05-13 D.C. United SC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2023-05-06 FC Cincinnati 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-04-29 D.C. United SC 3–0 Charlotte FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Toronto FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC47% Draw26% D.C. United SC27%

Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw

72%

Draw or D.C. United SC

53%

Toronto FC or D.C. United SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Toronto FC33% Draw44% D.C. United SC23%

Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.7%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap	Toronto FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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