Match summary
DC United beat Orlando City 3-2 in the Major League Soccer (USA).
DC United won with 39% of the possession.
DC United vs Orlando City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- DC United's first win over Orlando City in 5 meetings on record.No earlier win in 5 meetings on record since 2023-03-12 (2D 3L); all competitions.
- Kye Rowles's 90th-minute goal decided the match.DC United's goal 3 of 3 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 3-2 final score.
- DC United won 3-2 after trailing 1-2.Trailed from the 67th minute; timeline of 5 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
DC United0W 3D 2L
DC UnitedOrlando City
3Pointsof 157
7Goals scored6
12Goals conceded9
1Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row1
3Unbeaten in a row1
6Without a win0
1Conceded in a row2
Head to head5 meetings · Mar 2023 – Sep 2025
- DC United wins
- 0
- Draws
- 2
- Orlando City wins
- 3
3.8goals per meeting
80%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
40%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsDC United 0W 2D 3L · 3.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 132 earlier results
DC UnitedOrlando City
#11Position#14
9Points9 v 9 games7
-5Goal difference-16
0.89Scored per gameleague avg 1.551.11
1.44Conceded per game2.89
#13Form table position#12
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
DC UnitedOrlando City
- 90+8'Yellow Card · Orlando City · Wilder Cartagena
- Substitution · DC United · Conner Antley · InOut: Peglow90+5'
- Yellow Card · DC United · Keisuke Kurokawa90+4'
- Yellow Card · DC United · Jared Stroud90+2'
- Goal · DC United · Kye Rowles3-290'
- 88'Substitution · Orlando City · Wilder Cartagena · InOut: Luis Otávio
- Goal · DC United · Louis Munteanu2-284'
- Yellow Card · DC United · Brandon Servania84'
- 83'Substitution · Orlando City · Tahir Reid-Brown · InOut: Justin Ellis
- Substitution · DC United · Nikola Markovic · InOut: Silvan Hefti77'
- Substitution · DC United · Jacob Murrell · InOut: Jackson Hopkins77'
- Yellow Card · DC United · Louis Munteanu75'
- 73'Yellow Card · Orlando City · Luis Otávio
- 67'Goal · Orlando City · Tyrese Spicer1-2
- 61'Substitution · Orlando City · Tyrese Spicer · InOut: Tiago
- 56'Goal · Orlando City · Justin Ellis1-1
- 46'Substitution · Orlando City · Griffin Dorsey · InOut: Zakaria Taifi
- Substitution · DC United · Jared Stroud · InOut: Aarón Herrera46'
- Yellow Card · DC United · Lucas Bartlett21'
- Goal · DC United · Jackson Hopkins1-010'
- 4'Yellow Card · Orlando City · Iago Teodoro
Match Statistics
Match stats
DC UnitedOrlando City
39%Ball Possession61%
15Shots Total8
8Shots On Target5
7Corners8
11Fouls14
5Yellow Cards3
1Offsides2
3Saves5
301Passes472
4Shots Off Target3
80Attacks92
34Dangerous Attacks51
6Shots Inside Box7
9Shots Outside Box1
3Goals2
14Free Kicks11
3Shots Blocked0
4Substitutions4
18Tackles15
3Assists1
216Accurate Passes396
1Injuries1
14Total Crosses24
1Accurate Crosses9
10Interceptions7
46Duels Won45
1Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 5-3-2
Manager: Martín Perelman
Starting XI
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JE
Justin Ellis7.4
Substitutes
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NM
Nolan Miller-
HS
Harvey Sarajian-
CG
Colin Guske-
TR
Tahir Reid-Brown6.2
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BR
Bernardo RheinPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | 21(70%) | 3 | 9/12 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 26(76%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
Nikola Marković DF | 7.1 | 13' | 0 | 1 | - | 5(100%) | - | 2/2 |
| 7.0 | 77' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 24(75%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 7.0 | 13' | 0 | 1 | - | 2(50%) | - | - | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 27(70%) | 4 | 4/7 | |
Peglow MF | 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(88%) | 3 | 5/11 |
| 6.7 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(82%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 33(66%) | 1 | 5/6 | |
| 6.6 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 11(55%) | 3 | 4/12 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(58%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 29(72%) | - | 0/5 | |
| 6.4 | 77' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(68%) | 3 | 4/9 | |
| 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 28(75%) | - | 5/9 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 1(100%) | - | 0/1 |