Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Atlanta United FC
2 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sun 21 Jul 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
  • Referee Micheal Barwegen
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

10
4
4
Atlanta United FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2019-07-21 Atlanta United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2019-03-03 D.C. United SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-09-02 D.C. United SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-07-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC 2018-03-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
17 Jul Houston Dynamo H 5–0 W
14 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
07 Jul New York Red Bulls H 3–3 D
04 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 1–5 L
29 Jun Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
19 Jul FC Cincinnati A 4–1 W
12 Jul New England Revolution H 2–2 D
05 Jul FC Dallas A 0–2 L
30 Jun Toronto FC H 1–1 D
27 Jun Orlando City SC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC D.C. United SC
#14 Position #9
11 Points 18
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
14 Scored 21
23 Conceded 25
-9 GD -4
0.79 PPG 1.20
21% Win % 27%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Atlanta United FC are looking to make home advantage count against D.C. United SC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Frederic Brillant has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 15' Donovan Pines has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 25' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank de Boer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' D.C. United SC have won 380 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Russell Canouse suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' The whistle greets Brandon Vazquez as he departs to be replaced by Gonzalo Martinez.
  • 70' D.C. United SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Leonardo Jara exits the field as Ulises Segura enters on 77.
  • 81' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Gonzalez Pirez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 83' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dion Pereira is hanging Justin Meram on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' Quincy Amarikwa gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Luciano Acosta and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' What a strike from Gonzalo Martinez! The score is 1-0.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Jeff Larentowicz. He replaces Emerson Hyndman on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atlanta United FC players.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 9
Josef Martinez 4
Christian Benteke 3
Jon Gallagher 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Luciano Acosta 2
Thiago Almada 2
Alan Franco 2

Head to Head

2019-07-21 Atlanta United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2019-03-03 D.C. United SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-09-02 D.C. United SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-07-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC 2018-03-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-07-21 Atlanta United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2019-07-17 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Houston Dynamo W 2019-07-14 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-07-07 Atlanta United FC 3–3 New York Red Bulls D 2019-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 5–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-06-29 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2019-07-21 Atlanta United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2019-07-19 FC Cincinnati 1–4 D.C. United SC W 2019-07-12 D.C. United SC 2–2 New England Revolution D 2019-07-05 FC Dallas 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2019-06-30 D.C. United SC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2019-06-27 D.C. United SC 1–0 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.7 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC48% Draw25% D.C. United SC27%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or D.C. United SC
52%
Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC33% Draw44% D.C. United SC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.