📊 Form Guide

D.C. United

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D.C. United will be looking for an improved result here after a 2-0 MLS defeat last time out to Toronto FC.

In that game, D.C. United managed 52% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for D.C. United was Lucas Bartlett (66' Own goal). Toronto FC got 19 attempts at goal with 9 of them on target. Lorenzo Insigne (48') was the scorer for Toronto FC.

It has been a rare occasion in recent times where D.C. United have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that D.C. United have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals along the way. We will see if that trend will be continued on into this next match.

New York City FC

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to CF Montreal in MLS action, New York City FC and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, New York City FC had 61% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, CF Montreal got 19 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Prince Osei Owusu (48') was the scorer for CF Montreal.

Over the course of 6 of the previous six clashes involving New York City FC, a relatively low number of goals have been struck between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game within that spell is a mere 1, with the number of goals averaged by The Pigeons standing at 0.5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 18/05/2022 shows that D.C. United have won 2 of these games and New York City FC 3, with the tally of drawn results being 1.

In all, 16 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 7 for Black-and-Red and 9 created by The Pigeons. The average goals per game has been 2.67.

The last league clash featuring these clubs was MLS match day 40 on 14/09/2024 when it finished D.C. United 1-1 New York City FC.

That day, D.C. United had 38% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Their only player to score was Christian Benteke (67').

On the other side, New York City FC got 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Santiago Rodríguez (32') was the scorer.

The referee was Ramy Touchan.

🗞️ Team News: D.C. United

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the lone fitness concern for the D.C. United manager Troy Lesesne to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy group. Jackson Hopkins (Ankle injury) is sidelined.

It looks as if Black-and-Red will possibly line up in a 3-4-3 system this time, beginning the first half with Luis Barraza, Garrison Tubbs, Lucas Bartlett, Kye Rowles, Aaron Herrera, Boris Enow, Matti Peltola, David Schnegg, Randall Leal, Christian Benteke and Hosei Kijima.

ℹ️ Team News: New York City FC

New York City FC boss Pascal Jansen has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Jacob Arroyave (Knee injury) and Malachi Jones (Broken leg) miss out here.

We reckon that The Pigeons seem most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, starting the game with Matt Freese, Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins, Justin Haak, Nico Cavallo, Jonathan Shore, Aiden O'Neill, Maxi Moralez, Julián Fernández, Andrés Perea and Alonso Martínez.

💡 Prediction

Our thinking is that New York City FC will need things to go their way to be putting a goal past this D.C. United lineup who should emerge victorious.

We’re going for a very competitive game with a 1-0 winning score for D.C. United at the end of this one.

Looking forward to this.

Peter Guest, 23:30 14/05/2025