New York City FC brings shutout streak into matchup with D.C. United

Tue, May 17, 2022
Soccer News (AP)

New York City FC (5-3-2, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. DC United (4-5-1, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC +124, DC United +194, Draw +266; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: New York City FC comes into a matchup against D.C. United after recording three straight shutout wins.

United is 3-4-1 against Eastern Conference opponents. United is 10th in the Eastern Conference with 14 goals led by Ola Kamara with five.

NYCFC is 3-2-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC is second in the Eastern Conference with 21 goals led by Valentin Castellanos with six.

The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kamara has five goals for United. Michael Estrada has scored three goals over the past 10 games.

Castellanos has scored six goals and added one assist for NYCFC. Santiago Rodriguez has two goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: United: 4-5-1, averaging 1.4 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NYCFC: 5-3-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 7.1 shots on goal and 6.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: United: Nigel Robertha (injured), Moses Nyeman (injured), Adrien Perez (injured), Chris Odoi-Atsem (injured), Andy Najar (injured).

NYCFC: Anton Tinnerholm (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.