Sunday , 16 August 2026

Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Atlanta United FC
3 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 19:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Fredric Brillant
Y 34' Junior Moreno
Y 50' Kevin Paredes
Y 51' Kevin Paredes
Alan Franco 65' Y
Y 77' Tony Alfaro
Y 78' Tony Alfaro
Luiz Araujo 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-09-18 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC 2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
15 Sep FC Cincinnati H 4–0 W
10 Sep Orlando City SC H 3–0 W
28 Aug Nashville SC H 0–2 L
22 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–1 W
18 Aug Toronto FC H 1–0 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Atlanta United FC A 2–3 L
15 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
11 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
29 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
22 Aug Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
18 Aug New England Revolution A 2–3 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' Temperatures are rising at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as Atlanta United FC face off against D.C. United SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' D.C. United SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 18' Against the run of play, Ezequiel Barco has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 23' Drew Skundrich is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fredric Brillant.
  • 32' USA international Brooks Lennon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Junior Moreno.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' Junior Moreno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Kevin Paredes gets a Yellow card.
  • 51' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. George Campbell is replaced by Luiz Araujo on 57 minute.
  • 60' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 60 minute. Junior Moreno leaves to be changed by Felipe Martins.
  • 64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josef Martinez makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 65' Poor challenge from Alan Franco. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 71' Griffin Yow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Arriola on 71 minute.
  • 75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Felipe Martins makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 77' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Tony Alfaro gets a Yellow card.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Tony Alfaro. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Matheus Rossetto is replaced by Mo Adams on 78 minute.
  • 81' Luiz Araujo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 85' The whistle greets Fredric Brillant as he departs to be replaced by Steven Birnbaum.
  • 87' GOAL! George Bello fires home to make it 3-1!
  • 89' The whistle greets Marcelino Moreno as he departs to be replaced by Alex De John.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Atlanta United FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-09-18 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC 2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC 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

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-09-18 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2021-09-15 Atlanta United FC 4–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-09-10 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Orlando City SC W 2021-08-28 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC L 2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2021-08-18 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Toronto FC W

D.C. United SC Form

2021-09-18 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-09-15 D.C. United SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-09-11 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2021-08-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC52% Draw23% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
76%
Draw or D.C. United SC
48%
Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC35% Draw42% D.C. United SC23%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
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.