New York City FC vs DC United

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🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Alexis Da Silva 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
New York City FC 9 · DC United 30
Referee Stats
20 matches · 4.45 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.45
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.20
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 20%
Draws 30%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-8).
  • New York City FC controlled possession (65%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-1-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

34
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
DC United (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-4-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 35
Avg: 1.00 / 2.06

Points

13
Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
0.76
1.56
GF
1.00
1.17
GA
2.06
71%
O2.5
65%
53%
BTTS
71%
53%
Score 1st
24%

League-position context

New York City FC rank9th
DC United rank30th
New York City FC points56
DC United points26
New York City FC: #9 · 56 pts · GD +6
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
DC United: #30 · 26 pts · GD -36
39 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
30-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York City FC last 5 home

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

DC United last 5 away

D L W D L
Points5/15
Weighted index36
Goals6-8
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

DC United trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home82%
New York City FC clean sheet at home29%
DC United score away71%
DC United clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first53%
New York City FC win after scoring first78%
DC United score first24%
DC United win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 50% · DC United 17%
Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 26.4' · DC United 17.3'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home1.56 vs 1.64
New York City FC concede at home1.17 vs 1.36
DC United score away1.00 vs 1.36
DC United concede away2.06 vs 1.64
New York City FC score 5% below league average, while DC United score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: New York City FC are 14% below league average at home, and DC United are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

New York City FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3

DC United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 7
46-60 7
31-45 5
0-15 4
61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
2
Total Shots
9
8
Shots off Goal
2
2
Blocked Shots
4
4
Shots Inside Box
7
2
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
9
2
Fouls
10
12
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
606
331
Passes Accurate
520
243
Passes %
86%
73%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
4
18'
18' D. Schnegg
19'
19' Goal · 1-0
J. Haak
Normal Goal
30'
30' A. Perea
43'
43' Goal · 1-1
Gabriel Pirani
Normal Goal
45+1'
45+1' C. Benteke
58'
58' Peglow
1st substitution · For: Hosei Kijima
66'
66' J. Hopkins
2nd substitution · For: C. Antley
66'
66' B. Servania
3rd substitution · For: B. Enow
77'
77' H. Wolf
1st substitution · For: A. Ojeda
77'
77' Goal · 1-2
Gabriel Pirani
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Benteke
82'
82' K. O'Toole
2nd substitution · For: J. Fernández
84'
84' Gabriel Pirani
4th substitution · For: J. Stroud
86'
86' B. Enow
90+4'
90+4' A. Herrera

New York City FC vs DC United 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

DC United beat New York City FC 2-1 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Alexis Da Silva.

First half: D. Schnegg received a yellow card for DC United at 18'. New York City FC took the lead at 19' when J. Haak scored, making the score 1-0. A. Perea received a yellow card for New York City FC at 30'. DC United leveled the score at 43' when Gabriel Pirani scored, making the score 1-1. C. Benteke received a yellow card for DC United at 45+1'.

Second half: DC United made their 1st substitution at 58', with Peglow replacing Hosei Kijima. DC United made their 2nd substitution at 66', with J. Hopkins replacing C. Antley. DC United made their 3rd substitution at 66', with B. Servania replacing B. Enow. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 77', with H. Wolf replacing A. Ojeda. DC United took the lead at 77' when Gabriel Pirani scored, with the assist credited to C. Benteke, making the score 1-2. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 82', with K. O'Toole replacing J. Fernández. DC United made their 4th substitution at 84', with Gabriel Pirani replacing J. Stroud. B. Enow received a yellow card for DC United at 86'. A. Herrera received a yellow card for DC United at 90+4'.

New York City FC used 2 substitutions while DC United used 4 substitutions. New York City FC got 1 yellow card, while DC United got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (9-8).
  • New York City FC controlled possession (65%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals8 (44.4%)
BTTS9 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS6 (60.0%)

New York City FC vs DC United Head-to-Head History by Season