Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Atlanta United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 30' Yamil Asad
Ezequiel Barco 39' Y
Y 86' Junior Moreno
Fernando Meza 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
  • Referee
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 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

10
5
4
Atlanta United FC 19 games · Avg 2.7 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2020-10-03 D.C. United SC 0–4 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
18 Oct Toronto FC A 0–1 L
15 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D
10 Oct New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
07 Oct Orlando City SC H 0–0 D
03 Oct D.C. United SC A 4–0 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
18 Oct FC Cincinnati A 2–1 W
15 Oct Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D
11 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
08 Oct New York City FC A 1–4 L
03 Oct Atlanta United FC H 0–4 L

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)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
31% Clean Sheets
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' KICK OFF: D.C. United SC gets underway.
  • 5' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jurgen Damm is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
  • 15' Bill Hamid, a Sierra Leone , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Joseph Mora needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 30' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 35' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Ezequiel Barco will be fuming at that decision.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Kevin Paredes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Erik Sorga at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 285 games and scored 386 goals.
  • 61' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 66' Edison Flores has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Matheus Rossetto has done his job and it is now time for Emerson Hyndman to step up.
  • 73' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Adam Jahn. He replaces Erick Torres on 75 minute.
  • 77' GOAL! Russell Canouse fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 79' The crowd applauds Edison Flores as he leaves the pitch. Yordy Reyna steps in for D.C. United SC.
  • 82' Atlanta United FC make a change. George Bello trudges off to be replaced by Jake Mulraney on 82 minutes.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Junior Moreno. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' Oniel Fisher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julian Gressel on 87 minute.
  • 89' Magnificent from Jon Gallagher! That is 20 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fernando Meza on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from D.C. United SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Glass

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 9
Josef Martinez 4
Luciano Acosta 3
Christian Benteke 3
Jon Gallagher 3
Marcelino Moreno 2
Miguel Almiron 2
Luciano Acosta 2

Head to Head

2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2020-10-03 D.C. United SC 0–4 Atlanta United FC 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

Atlanta United FC Form

2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-18 Toronto FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2020-10-15 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2020-10-10 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2020-10-07 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D 2020-10-03 D.C. United SC 0–4 Atlanta United FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-18 FC Cincinnati 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2020-10-15 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2020-10-11 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-08 New York City FC 4–1 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-03 D.C. United SC 0–4 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC36% Draw28% D.C. United SC36%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
65%
Draw or D.C. United SC
64%
Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC26% Draw47% D.C. United SC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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