Sunday , 16 August 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
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

10
4
4
Atlanta United FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 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
#15 Position #9
12 Points 23
18 Played 18
3 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
19 Scored 26
33 Conceded 29
-14 GD -3
0.67 PPG 1.28
17% Win % 28%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Atlanta United FC host D.C. United SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mo Adams, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Bill Hamid has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Fernando Meza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Yamil Asad picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' Atlanta United FC have won 433 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ezequiel Barco on 39.
  • 44' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Kevin Paredes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Kevin Paredes comes on to replace Erik Sorga.
  • 51' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' The 32-year-old Yamil Asad has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with D.C. United SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 68' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Matheus Rossetto is withdrawn and Emerson Hyndman gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' A change in the Atlanta United FC ranks — Erick Torres exits the field as Adam Jahn enters on 75.
  • 77' Against the run of play, Russell Canouse has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 79' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Yordy Reyna on, Edison Flores off on 79 minutes.
  • 82' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. George Bello departs to be replaced by Jake Mulraney.
  • 86' A moment of madness from Junior Moreno on 86 minutes earns him a Yellow card. D.C. United SC will be frustrated.
  • 87' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Julian Gressel is replaced by Oniel Fisher.
  • 89' Goal! Jon Gallagher scores his 20 goal in 287 matches.
  • 90' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for D.C. United SC players.

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
Jon Gallagher 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Christian Benteke 3
Alan Franco 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Marcelino Moreno 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
4 / 4
1.28 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC33% Draw28% D.C. United SC39%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or D.C. United SC
67%
Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC24% Draw46% D.C. United SC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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