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New York City vs DC United Prediction— USA - Major League Soccer

USA - Major League Soccer logo USA flag USA - Major League Soccer Regular Season - 11 Citi Field· New York Sunday, May 3, 2026 19:00
New York City logo New York City PPG 1.33
0-2 MISS
DC United logo DC United PPG 1.00
Over3.5· +22.4% ✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75% confidence

Match Preview & Prediction

New York City face DC United in USA - Major League Soccer on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives New York City a 51% chance, the draw 25% and DC United 24%, so New York City are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.9 for New York City and 1.3 for DC United (3.2 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 62% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 63% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, New York City are averaging 1.33 points per game versus 1.00 for DC United. The best value bet our model finds is over 3.5 goals, with an expected value of +22.4%. This match finished 0-2.

Match Result (1X2)

Home 50.9%
Odds: 1.66 EV: -15.5%
Draw 25.2%
Odds: 3.80 EV: -4.2%
Away 23.8%
Odds: 4.85 EV: +15.4%
Model lean: BTTS
Result: Away ✘

Goals Markets

Over 2.5 61.8% Odds: 1.83 +13.1%
Over 3.5 39.5% Odds: 3.10 +22.4%
BTTS 62.9% Odds: 1.77 +11.3%
O2.5 OVER → UNDER ✘ BTTS YES → NO ✘

Correct Score Picks

1st 1-1
2nd 2-1
3rd 2-0
4th 1-2
5th 1-0

Expected Goals (xG)

New York City
1.92
DC United
1.27

Model Suggestion

BTTS +11.3% ROI TRACKS: BTTS
Tracked ROI market: BTTS.
Raw EV leader: Over3.5(+22.4%)

League Track Record

Based on 76 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 47%
O2.5/Under 61%
BTTS/No 68%
Score Hit 41%
ROI -11.7%
Bet Hit 50% (48 bets)

Verdict & Form

✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage
75%
MODERATE_HOME

Home slight advantage: AVERAGE (1.33) > Away AVERAGE (1.00)

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