Orlando City vs DC United

22 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Tori Penso

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Luis Muriel 21’
Martín Ojeda 44’
Alexander Freeman 50’
Marco Pašalić 56’

Lukas MacNaughton 90+1’

Match summary

Orlando City won comfortably, 4-1 at home to DC United. Orlando City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Luis Muriel put Orlando City ahead with a header in the 21st minute and Martín Ojeda made it 2-0 in the 44th minute. In the second half, Alexander Freeman made it 3-0 with a header in the 50th minute, Marco Pašalić made it 4-0 in the 56th minute, and Lukas MacNaughton pulled one back to make it 4-1 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Orlando City created 3.04 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to DC United's 1.30 from 13.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%

20 Shots 13

8 Shots on target 6

1 Corners 10

417 Passes 522

85.6% Pass accuracy 85.6%

23 Tackles 15

4 Fouls 16

2 Yellow cards 0

4 Offsides 2

Key events

Orlando City DC United

Kick-off

4’

Aaron HerreraShot on target

Luis MurielShot on target

13’

Luis MurielHeader

1-0

21’

Martín OjedaShot on target

39’

Martín OjedaLeft foot shot

2-0

44’

Half-time2-0

Second half underway

Alexander FreemanHeader

3-0

50’

53’

Dominique BadjiBoris Enow

Marco PašalićLeft foot shot

4-0

56’

Martín OjedaShot on target

59’

64’

Jacob MurrellJoão Peglow

Javier Otero

67’

68’

Dominique BadjiShot on target

Luis MurielShot on target

69’

Iván Angulo

72’

Dagur Dan ÞórhallssonIván Angulo

74’

77’

Gabriel PiraniShot on target

79’

Derek DodsonDavid Schnegg

79’

Fidel BarajasHosei Kijima

79’

Rida ZouhirJared Stroud

Joran GerbetMartín Ojeda

83’

Ramiro EnriqueLuis Muriel

83’

Duncan McGuireMarco Pašalić

88’

Gustavo CaraballoRafael Santos

88’

89’

Rida ZouhirShot on target

90+1’

Lukas MacNaughtonHeader

4-1

90+4’

Derek DodsonShot on target

Full-time4-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Orlando City 3.04 xGDC United 1.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

DC United attacking Orlando City attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Orlando City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

DC United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Javier Otero	90′	5	1	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Alexander Freeman	90′	–	–	–	8	4	44	–	1	1	–
Rodrigo Schlegel	90′	3	1	–	6	1	53	–	–	–	–
Robin Jansson	90′	1	1	–	4	2	34	–	–	–	–
Rafael Santos Taken off	88′	3	1	–	5	1	50	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Eduard Atuesta	90′	–	–	65	3	0.06	3	1	6	1	1	–
César Araújo	90′	–	–	48	1	0.03	1	1	4	3	3	–
Marco Pašalić Taken off	88′	1	–	25	4	0.33	–	1	4	–	–	–
Martín Ojeda Taken off	83′	1	2	33	2	0.30	1	1	2	–	1	–
Iván Angulo Taken off	74′	–	1	15	3	0.01	3	–	3	–	–	–
Dagur Dan Þórhallsson Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	4	–	0.00	3	1	3	–	–	–
Joran Gerbet Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	2	–	0.00	2	–	3	–	1	–
Gustavo Caraballo Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	7	–	0.00	1	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Luis Muriel Taken off	83′	1	–	6	3	1.73	0.28	4	5	1	18	–
Ramiro Enrique Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Duncan McGuire Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Jun-hong Kim	90′	5	4	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Aaron Herrera	90′	3	1	–	3	–	39	1	–	–	–
Lucas Bartlett	90′	1	–	–	2	1	57	1	–	–	–
Lukas MacNaughton	90′	1	1	–	4	2	60	2	1	–	–
David Schnegg Taken off	79′	1	–	–	2	–	28	2	–	–	–
Derek Dodson Came on as a substitute	11′	2	–	–	4	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Hosei Kijima Taken off	79′	–	–	55	1	0.03	1	1	1	–	–	–
Boris Enow Taken off	53′	–	–	54	–	0.16	1	–	1	1	–	–
Jared Stroud Taken off	79′	–	–	26	1	0.16	2	–	2	1	–	–
Gabriel Pirani	90′	–	–	70	1	0.09	–	1	1	1	1	–
João Peglow Taken off	64′	–	–	34	1	0.09	2	–	2	1	–	–
Dominique Badji Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	10	–	0.01	–	–	2	2	–	–
Fidel Barajas Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	7	1	0.02	1	–	2	–	1	–
Rida Zouhir Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	16	2	0.11	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Christian Benteke	90′	–	1	–	–	–	0.39	2	9	–	25	–
Jacob Murrell Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	1	–	6	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Orlando City L L W L D

DC United L D D W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Orlando City 5-0 DC United, 06 Jul 24 Next meeting: DC United 1-1 Orlando City, 13 Sep 25 All Orlando City vs DC United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.