Saturday’s MLS schedule features D.C. United coming up against New York Red Bulls.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for D.C. United v New York Red Bulls can be found here - plus the latest match odds.
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D.C. United
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D.C. United will play in this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 MLS drawn game versus Nashville.
In that game, D.C. United managed 41% possession and 3 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Nashville had 8 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target.
A common trait of recent D.C. United games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.
Taking their prior six clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a bet on both teams scoring would have been a loser. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.
New York Red Bulls
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against New York City FC in MLS action, New York Red Bulls and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, New York Red Bulls had 65% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 1 on target. New York City FC had 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Alonso Martínez (13') and Maximiliano Moralez (50') scored for New York City FC.
Illustrating their predisposition for high-scoring matches, goals have been celebrated 23 times in the last 6 games in which New York Red Bulls have taken to the pitch, making it a mean average of 3.83 goals each meeting. Their opponents have hit 9 of this grand total.
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Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 09/05/2023 shows that D.C. United have won 1 of these games and New York Red Bulls 4, with the number of draws standing at 1.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per match.
The last league encounter featuring these sides was MLS match day 13 on 19/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of New York Red Bulls 1-2 D.C. United.
In that game, New York Red Bulls had 68% possession and 10 shots at goal with 2 on target. Their only player to score was Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (57').
D.C. United got 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. João Peglow (35', 44') scored.
The match was refereed by Serhiy Boiko.
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Team News: D.C. United
Gabriel Pirani (Knee injury), Lukas MacNaughton (Muscle injury), Dominique Badji (Hamstring injury) and Christian Benteke (Ankle injury) will not be taking part for D.C. United boss Troy Lesesne.
We are thinking that Black-and-Red may well opt for a 5-4-1 system, handing starts to Luis Barraza, Conner Antley, Garrison Tubbs, Matti Peltola, Lucas Bartlett, David Schnegg, Rida Zouhir, Brandon Servania, Jackson Hopkins, Peglow and Jacob Murrell.
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Team News: New York Red Bulls
New York Red Bulls manager Sandro Schwarz has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Marcelo Morales (Knee injury), Serge Ngoma Jr. (Hamstring injury), Dylan Nealis (Muscle injury) and Lewis Morgan (Knee injury) miss out here.
It’s our belief that Red Bulls seem most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 system by sending out Carlos Coronel, Kyle Duncan, Alexander Hack, Tim Parker, Omar Valencia, Felipe Carballo, Peter Stroud, Dennis Gjengaar, Emil Forsberg, Mohammed Sofo and Eric Choupo-Moting.
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Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that New York Red Bulls and D.C. United should both be able to find the back of the net here although it’s difficult to select a clear winner.
Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought 1-1 score draw at the end of the match.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the win-draw-win market, a win for D.C. United is available for 2.45, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.5 and selecting a victory for New York Red Bulls is 2.63. They are the most competitive prices being offered at this very moment.
Peter Guest,
16:02 20/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
D.C. United
Formed: 1994
Stadium: Audi Field (20,000)
Captain: Christian Benteke
Chairman: Jason Levien & Stephen Kaplan
Manager: Troy Lesesne
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Eastern Conference), US Open Cup (Round of 16)