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DC United 1–1 St.Louis City · Major League Soccer

1–1Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

DC United and St.Louis City drew 1–1.

Shots
1416
Shots on target
53
Expected goals
0.741.12
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

DC United and St. Louis City drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (DC United – St. Louis City): shots 14–16, shots on target 5–3, expected goals 0.74–1.12, possession 43%–57%. 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.

DC United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

DC United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.21 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 for1.8 goals/match1.21 goals/match1.63 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

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A compressed recent schedule is recorded for DC United, St. Louis City.

3 days ▲Rest daysDC United · St. Louis City2.96 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricDC UnitedSt. Louis CityBaseline
Rest days3 days2.96 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

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St. Louis City have recorded the higher season possession share.

39.4%PossessionDC United · St. Louis City● 49.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.1 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricDC UnitedSt. Louis CityBaseline
Possession39.4%49.5%48.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots16 shotsDC United 14 shots, St.Louis City 16 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots3 shotsDC United 5 shots, St.Louis City 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.74 xG1.12 xGDC United 0.74 xG, St.Louis City 1.12 xG
  • Possession43%57%DC United 43%, St.Louis City 57%
  • Corners5 corners8 cornersDC United 5 corners, St.Louis City 8 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls11 foulsDC United 16 fouls, St.Louis City 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards5 cardsDC United 3 cards, St.Louis City 5 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0DC United
1Draws
0St.Louis City
St.Louis City — DC United · Major League Soccer2–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: DC United favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · St.Louis City in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

DC United14 matchesSt.Louis City13 matches
1.21 goals/match ▲Goals scored14/131 goal/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed14/131.54 goals/match
1.34 xG/matchExpected goals11/10▲ 1.57 xG/match
11.8 shots/matchShots14/13▲ 13.4 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target14/134.08 shots/match
39.4%Possession14/13● 49.5%
4.57 corners/matchCorners14/13● 6.15 corners/match
2.4 cards/matchCards5/53.2 cards/match
14 fouls/matchFouls14/1312.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples14 / 13home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 17 May 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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