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DC United v New York City : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Audi Field, Washington

Thursday morning at the Audi Field, and it’s a Major League Soccer showdown between DC United and New York City. Troy Lesesne and Pascal Gastien going all-out to claim the win. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Major League Soccer performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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DC United's next match is v Nashville at 01:30 on Sunday 18th May
New York City's next match is v Chicago at 20:00 on Sunday 25th May
The last American Major League Soccer meeting between DC United and NY City was on Thursday 15th May 2025
American Major League Soccer
May 15th 2025
DC United 0
0 NY City
 
DCU
NYC
Shots On
2
5
Shots Off
1
8
Corners
4
9
Possession
42%
58%
Fouls
12
12
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
DC UnitedNY City
 
L. Barraza
A. Herrera
M. Peltola (J. Hopkins 81')
D. Schnegg
K. Rowles
G. Tubbs
L. Bartlett
H. Kijima (J. Stroud 59')
B. Takang (B. Servania 59')
C. Benteke Liolo (J. Murrell 20')
R. Leal Arley (R. Zouhir 59')
F. Matthew
(M. Ilenčič 73') T. Gray
T. Martins Bueno
(N. Cavallo 73') B. Risa
J. Haak
(M. Carrizo Ballesteros 65') J. Shore
A. Perea Castañeda
(A. O'Neill 46') M. Moralez
(A. Ojeda 81') H. Wolf
A. Martínez Batista
J. Fernández

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We've made over 1.5 goals our best tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both DC United and NY City's latest form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most probable outcome in this market too, available at 1.20.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think DC United are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
DC United
44%
5/4-
Draw
26%
27/10
3%
-
NY City
31%
19/10
7%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2
7%
-
DC United 1-0
10%
10/1
10%
-
DC United 2-1
9%
17/2-
NY City 1-0
8%
12/1
18%
-
DC United 2-0
7%
12/1
8%
-
NY City 2-1
7%
10/1
10%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
16/1
13%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
11/1
8%
-
NY City 2-0
5%
16/1
13%
-
DC United 3-1
4%
16/1-
DC United 3-0
4%
20/1-
NY City 3-1
3%
20/1-
DC United 3-2
3%
20/1
9%
-
NY City 3-2
2%
22/1
12%
-
NY City 3-0
2%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
8/13
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
5/4
7%
-
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
46%
11/10-
No 1st Goal
4%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
8/15
6%
-
BTTS - No
46%
11/8
8%
-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
11/4
6%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
-
BTTS - Away Win
15%
15/4
5%
-
Home/draw
69%
2/5
3%
-
Away/draw
56%
8/13-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/11
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
7/2
4%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
6/4
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/2
4%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
10/3
13%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/5
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
8/1
18%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/14
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
14/1-
Home DNB
61%
4/6-
Away DNB
49%
11/10-
DC United win to nil
23%
7/2
4%
-
NY City win to nil
16%
5/1
9%
-
DC United / DC United
24%
13/5
4%
-
DC United / NY City
4%
22/1
12%
-
DC United / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / DC United
14%
5/1-
Draw / NY City
11%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
13%
5/1-
NY City / DC United
4%
20/1
9%
-
NY City / NY City
17%
7/2-
NY City / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win form
DC United 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
DC United2 - 1Colorado
DC United0 - 1Cincinnati
DC United1 - 2Columbus
DC United0 - 0Montreal
DC United2 - 1Sporting KC
DC United2 - 2Toronto
DC United0 - 3Charlotte
DC United2 - 2Columbus
DC United1 - 1NY City
DC United3 - 4Dallas
DC United2 - 1Nashville
DC United2 - 3Cincinnati
DC United1 - 4Houston
DC United0 - 1Atlanta
DC United2 - 2Toronto
DC United1 - 1Chicago
DC United1 - 4NY Red Bulls
DC United2 - 2Philadelphia
DC United2 - 1Seattle
DC United2 - 3Orlando
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADC United0 - 2Toronto
HDC United2 - 1Colorado
ADC United0 - 3Philadelphia
ADC United2 - 1NY Red Bulls
HDC United0 - 1Cincinnati
ADC United1 - 6San Jose
HDC United1 - 2Columbus
ADC United1 - 4Orlando
HDC United0 - 0Montreal
HDC United2 - 1Sporting KC
ADC United2 - 2Chicago
HDC United2 - 2Toronto
HDC United0 - 3Charlotte
ADC United2 - 1New England
ADC United4 - 3Nashville
HDC United2 - 2Columbus
ADC United0 - 4Philadelphia
HDC United1 - 1NY City
ADC United2 - 1Chicago
ADC United3 - 1Toronto
NY City 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Toronto0 - 1NY City
New England2 - 0NY City
Atlanta4 - 3NY City
Columbus0 - 0NY City
LAFC1 - 0NY City
Miami2 - 2NY City
Cincinnati0 - 0NY City
Cincinnati1 - 0NY City
Montreal2 - 0NY City
NY Red Bulls1 - 5NY City
DC United1 - 1NY City
Columbus4 - 2NY City
Orlando1 - 1NY City
Atlanta2 - 2NY City
Chicago0 - 0NY City
Austin2 - 1NY City
Nashville1 - 0NY City
LA Galaxy2 - 0NY City
New England0 - 1NY City
Philadelphia1 - 2NY City
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNY City0 - 1Montreal
HNY City1 - 0Cincinnati
ANY City1 - 0Toronto
ANY City0 - 2New England
HNY City1 - 0Philadelphia
HNY City1 - 2Minnesota
ANY City3 - 4Atlanta
ANY City0 - 0Columbus
HNY City2 - 1New England
HNY City2 - 1Orlando
ANY City0 - 1LAFC
ANY City2 - 2Miami
HNY City0 - 2NY Red Bulls
ANY City0 - 0Cincinnati
HNY City3 - 1Cincinnati
ANY City0 - 1Cincinnati
ANY City0 - 2Montreal
HNY City3 - 1Nashville
HNY City3 - 2Cincinnati
ANY City5 - 1NY Red Bulls
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at DC United since 2018
DC United
NY City
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
4 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
3 / 7
DCU
3
D
2
NYC
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT DC United
Draw1 - 1Draw
DC United2 - 0
0 - 2NY City
DC United2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2NY City
DC United3 - 1
League games at NY City since 2018
NY City
DC United
Goals: Scored
19
7
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
DCU
1
D
2
NYC
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NY City
NY City2 - 0
NY City3 - 2
1 - 2DC United
NY City6 - 0
NY City2 - 1
NY City4 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for New York City of late. It has been 6 Major League Soccer matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Thursday morning against DC United.

DC United 13th NY City 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that DC United will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that NY City will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
DC United have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
NY City have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
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DC United
PG (predicted goals)
NY City
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
DCU
NYC
4%
better
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Games scored8
8
Failed to score4
4
Scored first4
5
Goals scored13
13
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal9
8
Conversion rate for12
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.5
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
DCU
NYC
36%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
8
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded25
14
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against22%
11%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+36%

DC United v NY City Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

DC United Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13636
D SchneggC BentekeA HerreraK Rowles
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Barraza GLK61
2
-
G Tubbs DEF2
2
-
L Bartlett DEF12
2
-
K Rowles DEF11
6
-
A Herrera MID133
4
-
B Enow MID111
3
-
M Peltola MID9
1
-
D Schnegg MID13
4
-
R Leal FWD5
-
C Benteke FWD1261
3
-
H. Kijima FWD132
-
Subs
K Joon-Hong GLK7
1
-
C Antley DEF3
-
D Dodson DEF61
1
-
J Stroud MID121
-
B Servania MID101
1
-
J Hopkins MID1
-
R Zouhir MID7
-
J. Murrell FWD1311
-
F Barajas FWD3
-
NY City Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14722
M FreeseA MartínezJ FernándezM Freese
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Freese GLK14
2
-
T Gray DEF7
2
-
J Haak DEF141
2
-
T Martins DEF13
-
B Risa DEF11
1
-
J. Shore MID13
1
-
A Perea MID8
1
-
M Moralez MID1411
1
-
J Fernández FWD1422
2
-
A Martínez FWD1371
-
H Wolf FWD1431
1
-
Subs
T Keubler GLK
-
N. Cavallo DEF9
-
S Tanasijević DEF5
1
-
M Ilenič DEF1211
1
-
A O'Neill MID3
-
M. Carrizo Ballesteros MID2
-
M. Bakrar FWD13
1
-
A Ojeda FWD14
-
S. Garfield-Reid FWD1
-
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