Major League Soccer WON 2–1
Thu, Oct 15 · 01:30 · Audi Field
DC United Home
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New York Red Bulls Away
DC United vs New York Red Bulls — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick New York Red Bulls +1.5
Confidence Low
Odds 1.40 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Red Bulls Aim to Stay Close at Audi Field

DC United have managed just two draws and three defeats across their last five outings. New York Red Bulls secured three wins in that same stretch with no draws. DC United concede two goals per game this season while scoring only 0.8 on average. The visitors score 1.2 goals per game and match that figure in concessions. New York Red Bulls have claimed five wins to DC United’s one in the last ten head-to-head meetings. DC United sit four places below their opponents in the table after 27 games. How the Red Bulls handle set pieces and transitions at Audi Field will decide if they remain within one goal.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
2–1 WON

Our pick “New York Red Bulls +1.5” at odds 1.40 won — final score 2–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Tai Baribo Penalty 5'
  3. Devin Padelford 19'
  4. Lucas Bartlett 22'
  5. Jackson Hopkins 29'
  6. Silvan Hefti assist Tai Baribo 45+5'
  7. Second half
  8. Jared Stroud ↓ Oscar Avilez 56'
  9. João Gabriel Martins Peglow ↓ Jackson Hopkins 56'
  10. Cameron Harper ↓ Jorge Ruvalcaba 57'
  11. Emil Forsberg ↓ Adri Mehmeti 57'
  12. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting ↓ Cade Cowell 57'
  13. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty ↓ Justin Che 57'
  14. Dylan Nealis 67'
  15. Lucas Bartlett 68'
  16. Sean Nealis ↓ Brandon Servania 70'
  17. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting assist Emil Forsberg 71'
  18. Ronald Donkor 73'
  19. Sekou Kone ↓ Ronald Donkor 78'
This season
DC United New York Red Bulls
Over 2.5 goals 59% 57%
Clean sheet 22% 14%
Failed to score 33% 29%
Scored per game 1.3 1.4
Conceded per game 1.7 1.9
Scored home / away 1.3 / 1.2 1.6 / 1.1

Across 27 and 28 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
7 ORL Orlando City SC 28 11 4 13 37
8 NEW New York Red Bulls ▲ 28 10 6 12 36
9 FCC FC Cincinnati 27 9 9 9 36
10 NEW New York City FC 28 8 9 11 33
11 TOR Toronto FC 28 7 11 10 32
12 DCU DC United ▲ 27 6 12 9 30
13 COL Columbus Crew 28 8 5 15 29
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
DC United DLDLL
D vs Atlanta United FC 0–0 Sep 12
L vs Charlotte 1–2 Sep 19
D @ Vancouver Whitecaps 3–3 Sep 27
L vs SC Paderborn 07 0–1 Sep 30
L @ Inter Miami 0–4 Oct 10
New York Red Bulls LWWLW
L @ Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sep 10
W @ Columbus Crew 1–0 Sep 12
W @ New York City FC 1–0 Sep 18
L vs St. Louis City 0–3 Sep 30
W vs San Diego 4–1 Oct 10
Goals trend · last 5 matches
DC United
Scored 0.8 avg
0 1 3 0 0
Conceded 2.0 avg
0 2 3 1 4
New York Red Bulls
Scored 1.2 avg
0 1 1 0 4
Conceded 1.2 avg
2 0 0 3 1
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 DC United
4 Draws
5 New York Red Bulls
Apr 2026 New York Red Bulls 4–4 DC United Draw
May 2025 DC United 0–2 New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls
Apr 2025 New York Red Bulls 1–2 DC United DC United
Jan 2025 New York Red Bulls 1–1 DC United Draw
Jun 2024 New York Red Bulls 2–2 DC United Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
DC United 4-3-3
  • 1 S. Johnson G
  • 5 S. Hefti D
  • 3 L. Bartlett D
  • 15 K. Rowles D
  • 6 K. Kurokawa D
  • 2 K. Nono M
  • 21 A. Dozzell M
  • 23 B. Servania M
  • 32 O. Avilez F
  • 9 T. Baribo F
  • 25 J. Hopkins F
Bench J. Stroud, M. Peltola, N. Ordaz, S. Nealis, A. Bono, Peglow, Nikola Markovic, Gavin Turner, K. Castillo

R. Weiler

New York Red Bulls 4-3-3
  • 34 E. Horvath G
  • 12 D. Nealis D
  • 2 J. Che D
  • 14 J. Bazán D
  • 59 D. Padelford D
  • 48 R. Donkor M
  • 15 A. Mehmeti M
  • 37 M. Sofo M
  • 11 J. Ruvalcaba F
  • 16 J. Hall F
  • 7 C. Cowell F
Bench C. Faello, M. Dos Santos, E. Choupo-Moting, E. Forsberg, C. Harper, S. Kone, J. Marshall-Rutty, J. McCarthy, R. Mosquera

Michael Bradley

Team news · injuries & suspensions
DC United
  • OUT H. Kijima Leg Injury
  • OUT L. Munteanu Leg Injury
  • OUT G. Segal Leg Injury
  • OUT H. Kijima Leg Injury
  • OUT L. Munteanu Leg Injury
  • OUT G. Segal Leg Injury
New York Red Bulls
  • OUT A. Marcucci Knee Injury
  • DOUBT D. Padelford Concussion
  • OUT A. Marcucci Knee Injury
  • DOUBT D. Padelford Concussion