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New York Red Bulls 4–4 DC United · Major League Soccer

4–4Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

New York Red Bulls and DC United drew 4–4.

Shots
1314
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
1.343.41
Possession
51%49%

Full time

What the match recorded

New York Red Bulls and DC United drew 4–4. Recorded in this match (New York Red Bulls – DC United): shots 13–14, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.34–3.41, possession 51%–49%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

New York Red Bulls's recent record differs from the season

moderate

New York Red Bulls's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.78 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.4 goals/match1.78 goals/match1.64 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for DC United.

4.21 days ▲Rest daysNew York Red Bulls · DC United4 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNew York Red BullsDC UnitedBaseline
Rest days4.21 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

New York Red Bulls have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.1% ●PossessionNew York Red Bulls · DC United41.9%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 16.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricNew York Red BullsDC UnitedBaseline
Possession58.1%41.9%49.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots14 shotsNew York Red Bulls 13 shots, DC United 14 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsNew York Red Bulls 5 shots, DC United 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.34 xG3.41 xGNew York Red Bulls 1.34 xG, DC United 3.41 xG
  • Possession51%49%New York Red Bulls 51%, DC United 49%
  • Corners3 corners3 cornersNew York Red Bulls 3 corners, DC United 3 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls13 foulsNew York Red Bulls 14 fouls, DC United 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsNew York Red Bulls 1 card, DC United 2 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3New York Red Bulls
1Draws
1DC United
DC United — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer0–2
New York Red Bulls — DC United · Major League Soccer1–2
New York Red Bulls — DC United · Major League Soccer2–2
DC United — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer1–4
DC United — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer3–5

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: New York Red Bulls favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · DC United in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

New York Red Bulls9 matchesDC United9 matches
1.78 goals/match ▲Goals scored9/90.89 goals/match
2.56 goals/matchGoals allowed9/9▲ 1.44 goals/match
1.52 xG/match ▲Expected goals6/61.3 xG/match
14.6 shots/match ▲Shots9/910.2 shots/match
5.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target9/92.67 shots/match
58.1% ●Possession9/941.9%
6.67 corners/match ●Corners9/93.89 corners/match
1.8 cards/matchCards5/32 cards/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls9/913.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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