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

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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

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

Atlanta United FC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 19 games · Avg 2.7 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#13	Position	#14
33	Points	33
34	Played	34
9 / 6 / 19	W / D / L	7 / 12 / 15
43	Scored	39
60	Conceded	61
-17	GD	-22
0.97	PPG	0.97
26%	Win %	21%

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

24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/7

46-60

5/12

61-75

6/8

76+

7/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

3/4

16-30

6/6

31-45

5/9

46-60

5/10

61-75

3/8

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	16 G	1 A
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Mercedes-Benz Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Atlanta United FC and D.C. United SC.
5' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
10' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 297 games and scored 398 goals.
18' Goal! Ezequiel Barco scores his 45 goal in 303 matches.
23' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' Fredric Brillant catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
32' Felipe Martins is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
34' Junior Moreno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
49' George Bello needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
50' The referee calls foul for Kevin Paredes. He receives a Yellow card.
51' Kevin Paredes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 51.
56' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
57' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. George Campbell is replaced by Luiz Araujo.
60' The whistle greets Junior Moreno as he departs to be replaced by Felipe Martins.
64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josef Martinez makes no mistake. 2-0!
65' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
71' Griffin Yow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Arriola on 71 minute.
75' Felipe Martins has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
77' Tony Alfaro picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Tony Alfaro gets a Yellow card.
78' Atlanta United FC make a change. Matheus Rossetto trudges off to be replaced by Mo Adams on 78 minutes.
81' Luiz Araujo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
85' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Fredric Brillant by Steven Birnbaum on 85 minute.
87' Brilliant from the ! George Bello makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 87.
89' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alex De John is hanging Marcelino Moreno on the field on 89 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Atlanta United FC take all three points.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Luiz Araujo ↑ 57'
23
Jake Mulraney
25
Alec Kann
29
Mo Adams ↑ 78'
22
Jurgen Damm
3
Alex De John ↑ 89'
28
Tyler Wolff
31
Erick Torres
30
Machop Chol

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Ola Kamara
24
Bill Hamid
7
Paul Arriola ↓ Griffin Yow 71'
5
Junior Moreno ↓ Felipe Martins 60'
6
Russell Canouse
31
Julian Gressel
23
Donovan Pines
30
Kevin Paredes
93
Tony Alfaro
13
Fredric Brillant ↓ Steven Birnbaum 85'
12
Drew Skundrich ↓ Edison Flores 60'

Bench

10
Edison Flores ↑ 60'
28
Joseph Mora
21
Jon Kempin
8
Felipe Martins ↑ 60'
22
Griffin Yow ↑ 71'
27
Moses Nyeman
15
Steven Birnbaum ↑ 85'

Coach Hernan Losada

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

2.05 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC58% Draw22% D.C. United SC20%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

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

80%

Draw or D.C. United SC

42%

Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC41% Draw41% D.C. United SC18%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.4%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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