On Sat Mar 18th, New York City plays host to DC United in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. New York City sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Inter Miami. Christopher McVey struck first for New York City on an own goal in the 36th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Inter Miami couldn’t muster any offence and New York City ran away with the shutout win. New York City is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, DC United recorded a 1-1 draw against Orlando City. Duncan McGuire struck first for Orlando City in the 53rd minute, but Christopher Durkin got the equalizer for DC United in the 80th minute earning DC United at least a draw. DC United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Theodore Ku-Dipietro and Christian Benteke are the top scorers for DC United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. New York City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Gabriel Pereira dos Santos and Christopher McVey each only have 1 goal in their last five.