Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS .
- Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Allen Chapman
- Referee Jason White
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Jorge Gonzalez
- Referee Micheal Barwegen
11 games this season
🟨 2.6/game
⚽ 9.2 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | #11 |
| 27 | Points | 30 |
| 27 | Played | 26 |
| 7 / 6 / 14 | W / D / L | 6 / 12 / 8 |
| 32 | Scored | 34 |
| 45 | Conceded | 42 |
| -13 | GD | -8 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.15 |
| 26% | Win % | 23% |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
15%
Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
Atlanta United FC this season
31%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Atlanta United FC
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 6 G | 6 A |
D.C. United SC
| Tai Baribo | 14 G | |
| Louis Munteanu | 6 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atlanta United FC to score. At the same time, D.C. United SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 10' Atlanta United FC have won 437 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Rodriguez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 25' Donovan Pines has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 285 appearances.
- 30' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' A quiet spell here at . Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 40' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Miles Robinson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
- 50' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 60' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 65' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Brandon Vazquez is replaced by Gonzalo Martinez on 65 minute.
- 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 77' The whistle greets Leonardo Jara as he departs to be replaced by Ulises Segura.
- 81' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 81.
- 83' Dion Pereira is replacing Justin Meram for the Atlanta United FC side.
- 88' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Quincy Amarikwa comes on to replace Luciano Acosta.
- 89' The deadlock is broken! Gonzalo Martinez gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
- 90' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Jeff Larentowicz comes on to replace Emerson Hyndman.
- D.C. United SC will have plenty to reflect on. Atlanta United FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Atlanta United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
-
14
Justin Meram ↓ Dion Pereira 83'
- 11
- 2
- 1
- 7
- 5
- 24
- 19
- 12
- 6
Bench
-
10
Gonzalo Martinez ↑ 65'
- 8
-
18
Jeff Larentowicz ↑ 90'
- 3
- 25
- 29
-
28
Dion Pereira ↑ 83'
Coach
Frank de Boer
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 24
- 7
- 15
- 10
- 28
- 5
- 4
- 13
-
29
Leonardo Jara ↓ Ulises Segura 77'
- 23
Bench
- 6
- 1
-
8
Ulises Segura ↑ 77'
- 21
- 20
-
25
Quincy Amarikwa ↑ 88'
- 22
Coach
Ben Olsen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Josef Martinez | 9 |
| Josef Martinez | 4 |
| Jon Gallagher | 3 |
| Luciano Acosta | 3 |
| Christian Benteke | 3 |
| Alan Franco | 2 |
| Gabriel Pirani | 2 |
| Marcelino Moreno | 2 |
Head to Head
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.8
Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28
D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Atlanta United FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Atlanta United FC or Draw
75%
Draw or D.C. United SC
50%
Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC
| Handicap | Atlanta United FC covers | Push | D.C. United SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 15% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 21% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 15% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
29%
✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

