New York City FC vs D.C. United Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

New York City FC

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New York City FC will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 1-0 MLS success vs Inter Miami.

In that match, New York City FC managed 43% possession and 13 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. At the other end, Inter Miami had 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Christopher McVey (36' Own goal) was the scorer for Inter Miami.

Nick Cushing's New York City FC have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 9 times in their preceding six outings. The corresponding number of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures stands at 7.

D.C. United

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In the game prior to this, D.C. United drew 1-1 in the MLS tie with Orlando City.

In that match, D.C. United had 57% possession and 16 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for D.C. United was Chris Durkin (80'). Orlando City got 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Duncan McGuire (53') was the scorer for Orlando City.

The stats don’t lie, and D.C. United have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, conceding 14 goals in all. In defence, D.C. United have clearly had some problems.

👥 Head to head

A review of their prior head to head meetings dating back to 08/10/2020 tells us that New York City FC have won 4 of them & D.C. United 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 0.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 22 in all which averages out at 3.67 goals per match.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was MLS match day 8 on 01/09/2022 when the final score was New York City FC 1-2 D.C. United.

On that day, New York City FC managed 61% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Héber (27').

At the other end, D.C. United had 6 shots on goal with 5 on target. Ola Kamara (24') and Steve Birnbaum (57') scored.

The referee was Ismir Pekmic.

ℹ️ Team News: New York City FC

The New York City FC manager Nick Cushing will be thankful to have no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game thanks to a fully injury-free group available for selection.

In all likelihood, The Pigeons will probably use the 4-2-3-1 system, utilising Luis Barraza, Mitja Ilenic, Maxime Chanot, Thiago Martins, Brian Cufre, James Sands, Keaton Parks, Gabriel Pereira, Matías Pellegrini, Andres Jasson and Talles Magno.

🗞️ Team News: D.C. United

D.C. United boss Wayne Rooney has to currently contend with reduced team options. Martín Rodríguez (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Taxiarchis Fountas (Muscle Injury) and Brendan Hines-Ike (Foot Injury) will not be playing here.

There’s a good chance that Black-and-Red could decide to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation with a starting lineup of Tyler Miller, Ruan, Derrick Williams, Steve Birnbaum, Mohanad Jeahze, Mateusz Klich, Russell Canouse, Chris Durkin, Theodore Ku-DiPietro, Pedro Santos and Christian Benteke.

💭 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that New York City FC are likely to see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

In contrast, D.C. United won’t find it easy to break down their defence but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be converting at least once here, too.

We’re tipping a 3-1 win for New York City FC come full-time.

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Renata Leite, 02:22 14/03/2023