New York City vs DC United
1st September 0100hrs
Football – USA – MLS
Pick Home Win -2
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 5/2 odds taken 1755 GMT, Wednesday 31 August
Nick Cushing’s New York City and Wayne Rooney’s DC United square off at Yankee Stadium in midweek MLS action. The Boys in Blue are in poor form but are hanging on to third place in the Eastern Conference. As for United, they remain rooted to the foot of the combined MLS table with just 22 points to their name. Everything is pointing towards a comfortable home win.
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New York City Preview – Will City bounce back with three points?
New York City have had a topsy-turvy campaign, but the Pigeons have put themselves in a good position to take one of the seven play-off places in the Eastern section. Overall, City have won 13, drawn six and lost eight.
Their recent form has been poor, however, as Nick Cushing’s side have taken just four points from the last 18 on offer. Since a draw with Montreal in late July, New York have lost four of the following five.
The Boys in Blue have been very hard to topple on their own patch this term, with the recent loss to Charlotte being the club’s first home reverse since March. New York have won eight of 13 at Yankee Stadium. They will be desperate to get back on track with three points from this one.
DC United Preview – Can Black-and-Red cause an upset?
The 2022 MLS season has been a struggle for DC United. They kicked off the campaign with two wins from two, but Black-and-Red have won just four MLS matches since then. Wayne Rooney, who took over in July, has failed to turn the club’s fortunes around.
DC United are looking more and more likely to finish rock bottom of MLS this season. They beat Orlando City in Rooney’s first game in charge, but five losses and a draw has followed. United are bottom of the pile with a mere 22 points to their name.
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DC United have suffered six straight away defeats since securing a rare away victory in Orlando in July. Only Colorado Rapids have picked up fewer away points this term. They look likely to crash to another away defeat this Thursday.
New York City vs DC United Betting Advice
Back in May, New York left Washington, D.C. with a 2-0 win thanks to efforts from Alexander Callens and Valentin Castellanos.
When they last met at Yankee Stadium, New York ran out big 6-0 winners, with Castellanos (2), Thiago, Maximiliano Moralez, Callens and Jesus Medina on target. City have won three of the past four meetings.
Key Facts – New York City vs DC United Betting Tip
- New York have picked up just one win from their last six
- DC United have lost their last six away games
- City won 6-0 when these two last met at Yankee Stadium
New York have been struggling of late, but this is a great chance to put a big three points on the board. We fancy the home side to win by a margin, and there is good value in bet365’s 5/2 for City to win -2.
New York have kept two consecutive clean sheets against DC United, scoring eight at the other end. You can get 7/4 for the home side to win to nil again.
The best betting odds for New York City vs DC United
New York City to win: 4/9 at Bet365
Draw: 15/4 at Bet365
DC United to win: 11/2 at Bet365
