Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' We are underway at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' George Campbell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 18' GOAL! Ezequiel Barco fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 23' Brooks Lennon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' The referee calls foul for Fredric Brillant. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 32' Brad Guzan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
  • 34' Junior Moreno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 49' Marcelino Moreno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 168 appearances.
  • 50' Poor challenge from Kevin Paredes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 51.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' The crowd applauds George Campbell as he leaves the pitch. Luiz Araujo steps in for Atlanta United FC.
  • 60' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Martins is hanging Junior Moreno on the field on 60 minute.
  • 64' The Venezuela Josef Martinez breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 2-0!
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Alan Franco. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' Griffin Yow gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Paul Arriola and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Brilliant from the ! Felipe Martins makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 75.
  • 77' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' That is a Yellow card for D.C. United SC. Tony Alfaro will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 78 minute. Matheus Rossetto leaves to be changed by Mo Adams.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Luiz Araujo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Fredric Brillant has done his job and it is now time for Steven Birnbaum to step up.
  • 87' Magnificent from George Bello! That is 5 goals in 292 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 89' Alex De John gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Marcelino Moreno and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Another three points for Atlanta United FC.

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
Jon Gallagher 3
Luciano Acosta 3
Christian Benteke 3
Alan Franco 2
Gabriel Pirani 2
Marcelino Moreno 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
1.93 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC56% Draw23% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
79%
Draw or D.C. United SC
44%
Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC38% Draw42% D.C. United SC20%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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