New York City vs DC United Match Analysis & Prediction
21/04/2024 2:30 am
In their third game on their current five-game homestand, New York City FC return to Citi Field on Sunday for an MLS encounter with DC United.
Two second-half strikes last Sunday lifted the Boys in Blue to a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution, while the Black and Red conceded a pair of late goals to Orlando City, losing 3-2.
It took some strong shot-stopping from goalkeeper Matt Freese and a pair of wonder strikes, but it was enough for New York City to secure their second victory of the MLS season.
Nick Cushing’s side won for the first time this year after scoring the opening goal, and they have a chance on Sunday to win successive home matches for the first time in 2024.
The Pigeons are now just two points behind the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, securing at least a point in three successive league matches, while they are unbeaten in their last 11 regular season home matches against teams in their own conference.
The Boys in Blue have at least a point in three successive matches played at Citi Field in this competition dating back to last season, two of which were victories.
With just eight points after eight domestic matches this year, New York City have picked up four fewer points than they had at this stage of the previous campaign.
Once again, there was seen a strong start from DC United last week with a poor finish as they failed to win for the third time in their last four MLS encounters when leading in the second half.
That accounts for five points dropped when leading in the final 45 minutes, putting DC United outside of the final playoff spot on goal difference.
However, the encouraging sign is that with 10 points after eight domestic matches, DC United are actually two points better than they were at this stage in 2023.
A win or draw for them this weekend would give them points in five successive MLS away matches in the same season for the first time since 2011, when they went unbeaten in seven straight away games.
New York City vs. DC United Head to head
In the 22 previous meetings between these two teams, New York City have claimed 12 victories while DC United have won seven, and they have drawn in three. DC United have scored 26 goals and conceded 42 in the process.
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24/10/2021New York City6DC United0MLS
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19/05/2022DC United0New York City2MLS
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01/09/2022New York City1DC United2MLS
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19/03/2023New York City3DC United2MLS
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08/10/2023DC United2New York City0MLS
New York City Team News
Talles Magno is back training for NYCFC but was not on the team sheet last weekend, while Maxi Moralez remains on the sidelines due to a right knee injury.
Jovan Mijatovic got his visa situation resolved earlier this week, took part in full training on Thursday and will be eligible to play this weekend.
New York City's Last 5 Matches
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17/03/2024New York City2Toronto1MLS
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24/03/2024Cincinnati1New York City0MLS
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31/03/2024Inter Miami1New York City1MLS
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07/04/2024New York City1Atlanta United1MLS
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14/04/2024New York City2New England0MLS
DC United Team News
Aaron Herrera and Mateusz Klich will each miss out for DC United due to yellow card accumulation, while Tyler Miller continues to recover from shoulder surgery.
Theodore Ku-DiPietro has a hip problem, Steve Birnbaum missed the previous game due to a knee issue, while Russell Canouse was also unavailable, with the MLS website saying it was not due to an injury.
DC United's Last 5 Matches
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16/03/2024DC United1Inter Miami3MLS
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24/03/2024St Louis City2DC United2MLS
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31/03/2024DC United1Montreal0MLS
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07/04/2024Columbus Crew1DC United1MLS
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14/04/2024DC United2Orlando City3MLS
New York City vs. DC United: Odds and Predictions
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