📏 Form Guide

D.C. United

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D.C. United go into this fixture following a 3-3 US Open Cup tied result versus Charlotte FC.

For D.C. United, the goals were scored by David Schnegg (17'), Garrison Tubbs (86') and Jackson Hopkins (104'). Patrick Agyemang (58') and Bill Tuiloma (62') scored for Charlotte FC. D.C. United won the match 2-1 in a dramatic penalty shootout.

A common feature of more recent D.C. United games is the number of results with a nil in them.

From their previous sextet of clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on BTTS would've lost.

New York Red Bulls

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In the game prior to this, New York Red Bulls drew 2-2 in the US Open Cup match with FC Dallas.

For New York Red Bulls, the goals were scored by Mohammed Sofo (62') and Emil Forsberg (90'). Bernard Kamungo (28') and Luciano Acosta (77') scored for FC Dallas. The game was won 4-3 by New York Red Bulls on penalties.

Indicating their penchant for action-packed encounters, goals have been seen as many as 23 times in the previous six games in which New York Red Bulls have taken to the pitch, yielding an average of 3.83 goals each meeting. Opposition teams have hit 9 from this total. Such a pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, though.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 09/05/2023 shows that D.C. United have won 1 of them & New York Red Bulls 4, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 22 in total which averages out at 3.67 goals per match.

The last league match between the two was MLS match day 13 on 19/04/2025 which ended up with the score at New York Red Bulls 1-2 D.C. United.

In that match, New York Red Bulls had 68% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer was Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (57').

At the other end, D.C. United got 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. João Peglow (35', 44') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Serhiy Boiko.

📰 Team News: D.C. United

Gabriel Pirani (Knee injury), Lukas MacNaughton (Muscle injury), Dominique Badji (Hamstring injury) and Christian Benteke (Ankle injury) aren’t available for D.C. United gaffer Troy Lesesne.

It seems likely that Black-and-Red could opt for a 3-4-3 formation and select Luis Barraza, Kye Rowles, Lucas Bartlett, Garrison Tubbs, Aaron Herrera, Brandon Servania, Boris Enow, David Schnegg, Hosei Kijima, Jacob Murrell and Peglow.

🗞️ Team News: New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls boss 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) are those who can’t be considered.

We are inclined to think that Red Bulls will likely play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Carlos Coronel, Kyle Duncan, Alexander Hack, Tim Parker, Omar Valencia, Daniel Edelman, Peter Stroud, Cameron Harper, Emil Forsberg, Wikelman Carmona and E. M. Choupo-Moting.

💭 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.

Peter Guest, 23:12 24/05/2025