New York City FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
New York City FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Citi Field.
- New York City FC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 11 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Assistant 1 Stefan Tanaka-Freundt (Canada)
- Assistant 2 Eric Weisbrod
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May D.C. United SC H 0–2 L 25 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L 22 Apr FC Cincinnati H 4–4 D 18 Apr Charlotte FC H 1–2 L 11 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L 04 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 May New York City FC A 2–0 W 25 Apr Orlando City SC H 3–2 W 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 Season Stats
New York City FC D.C. United SC #9 Position #5 12 Points 15 11 Played 11 3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4 19 Scored 13 18 Conceded 15 +1 GD -2 1.09 PPG 1.36 27% Win % 36% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season36% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this seasonNew York City FC are 9th (12 pts). D.C. United SC are 5th (15 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: D.C. United SC gets underway.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sean Johnson made 265 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' New York City 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.
- 15' 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.
- 20' It’s high time René Weiler made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 26' Keisuke Kurokawa is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
- 29' D.C. United SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Louis Munteanu on 29.
- 34' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Jackson Hopkins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 36' Andres Perea has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aiden O'Neill on 36 minute.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 265 games and scored 432 goals.
- 45' Silvan Hefti is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 55' 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 Strahinja Tanasijevic suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' Aaron Herrera is replacing Jared Stroud for the D.C. United SC side.
- 63' Hannes Wolf is replacing Malachi Jones for the New York City FC side.
- 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
- 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Peglow on 70.
- 75' Goal! Louis Munteanu scores his 3 goal in 8 matches.
- 78' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 78 minute. Louis Munteanu leaves to be changed by Jacob Murrell.
- 80' Nicolas Fernandez Marcau is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
- 81' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Raul Gustavo is replaced by Jonathan Shore on 81 minute.
- 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 89' The whistle greets Peglow as he departs to be replaced by Connor Antley.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Jacob Murrell.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for D.C. United SC players.
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New York City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 19
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Aiden O'Neill ↓ Andres Perea 36'
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34
Raul Gustavo ↓ Jonathan Shore 81'
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26
Agustin Ojeda ↓ Seymour Reid 81'
- 7
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88
Malachi Jones ↓ Hannes Wolf 63'
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Bench-
17
Hannes Wolf ↑ 63'
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55
Keaton Parks ↑ 63'
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8
Andres Perea ↑ 36'
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- 29
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32
Jonathan Shore ↑ 81'
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99
Seymour Reid ↑ 81'
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Coach Pascal JansenD.C. United SC
4-4-2Starting XI- 15
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- 5
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11
Louis Munteanu ↓ Jacob Murrell 78'
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8
Jared Stroud ↓ Aaron Herrera 60'
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7
Peglow ↓ Connor Antley 89'
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Bench-
22
Aaron Herrera ↑ 60'
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- 30
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17
Jacob Murrell ↑ 78'
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12
Connor Antley ↑ 89'
- 48
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27
Nikola Markovic ↑ 60'
Coach René Weiler -
Head to Head
New York City FC Form
2026-05-03 New York City FC 0–2 D.C. United SC L 2026-04-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-22 New York City FC 4–4 FC Cincinnati D 2026-04-18 New York City FC 1–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2026-04-04 New York City FC 1–1 St. Louis City DD.C. United SC Form

