Published October 14, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
DC United beat New York Red Bulls 2-1 in Major League Soccer on Wednesday, October 14, after leading 2-0 at half-time. New York Red Bulls had more possession and took more shots, but DC United finished with the win. The match produced three goals.
The half-time score shows where the decisive advantage stood at the interval; the final score records New York Red Bulls getting on the scoresheet, without overturning it. The possession and shot totals give context to the result, while the expected-goals figures offer another measure of the chances each side created.
The numbers
New York Red Bulls had 69% possession to DC United’s 31%. That was a clear difference in control of the ball, but it did not translate into a higher expected-goals figure: DC United recorded 1.31, against New York Red Bulls’ 0.62. The measures describe different parts of the contest; together, they show that possession alone did not define the attacking threat.
The shot count was 7 for New York Red Bulls and 4 for DC United. DC United put 3 attempts on target, while New York Red Bulls managed 2. Those figures set the volume of attempts against their accuracy, with DC United finishing the match with the goals that secured the result. Each side had 3 corners, and the save counts were 2 for DC United and 1 for New York Red Bulls.