Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Atlanta United FC

3 – 2

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sun 28 Aug 2022 · 20:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Juan Sanchez 18' 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

2022-08-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC 2022-04-02 D.C. United SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	3–2	W
21 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–2	D
17 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
13 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	2–2	D
06 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
30 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–0	D

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	2–3	L
20 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	0–6	L
17 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–1	L
13 Aug	New England Revolution	A	0–1	L
06 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
03 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	0–3	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' 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' It’s high time Gonzalo Pineda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Juan Sanchez.
23' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
28' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Donovan Pines has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
29' D.C. United SC make a change. Taxiarchis Fountas trudges off to be replaced by Ola Kamara on 29 minutes.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
39' Brooks Lennon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 300 appearances.
44' Kimarni Smith, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
47' GOAL! Ravel Morrison fires home to make it 0-1!
49' Alan Franco does the damage! The net is bulging and Atlanta United FC surge ahead!
54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Wayne Rooney might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ola Kamara makes no mistake. 1-2!
60' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Josef Martinez on, Alan Franco off on 60 minutes.
62' What an equalizer from Josef Martinez!
63' GOAL! Josef Martinez fires home to make it 3-2!
67' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 67 minute. Sami Guediri leaves to be changed by Chris Odoi-Atsem.
70' What a moment for Juan Sanchez! That strike on 70 puts his side firmly in control.
70' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 70 minute. Caleb Wiley leaves to be changed by Marcelino Moreno.
71' Edwin Mosquera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amar Sejdic on 71 minute.
72' The crowd applauds Amar Sejdic as he leaves the pitch. Edwin Mosquera steps in for Atlanta United FC.
77' Sami Guediri has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
79' Jackson Hopkins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sofiane Djeffal on 79 minute.
80' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Sofiane Djeffal departs to be replaced by Jackson Hopkins.
85' Franco Ibarra gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Luiz Araujo and will look to change the dynamic.
86' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Ravel Morrison exits the field as Kimarni Smith enters on 86.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atlanta United FC players.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Luiz Araujo ↓ Franco Ibarra 86'
11
Brooks Lennon
6
Alan Franco ↓ Josef Martinez 60'
5
Santiago Sosa
8
Thiago Almada
13
Amar Sejdic ↓ Edwin Mosquera 70'
15
Andrew Gutman
34
Rocco Rios Novo
26
Caleb Wiley ↓ Marcelino Moreno 70'
29
Ronaldo Cisneros ↓ Josef Martinez 60'
22
Juan Sanchez

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Victor Palsson
14
Andy Najar ↓ Donovan Pines 80'
32
David Ochoa
49
Ravel Morrison ↓ Kimarni Smith 86'
11
Taxiarchis Fountas ↓ Ola Kamara 29'
97
Sami Guediri ↓ Chris Odoi-Atsem 67'
93
Tony Alfaro
15
Steven Birnbaum
8
Christopher Durkin
13
Sofiane Djeffal ↓ Jackson Hopkins 79'
77
Martin Rodriguez ↓ Miguel Berry 79'

Bench

9
Ola Kamara ↑ 29'
6
Russell Canouse
3
Chris Odoi-Atsem ↑ 67'
21
Jon Kempin
23
Donovan Pines ↑ 80'
22
Miguel Berry ↑ 79'
17
Kimarni Smith ↑ 86'
12
Drew Skundrich
25
Jackson Hopkins ↑ 79'

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	9
Josef Martinez	4
Christian Benteke	3
Jon Gallagher	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Alan Franco	2
Gabriel Pirani	2
Marcelino Moreno	2

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2022-08-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2022-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-08-17 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2022-08-13 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-08-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-07-30 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D

D.C. United SC Form

2022-08-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2022-08-20 D.C. United SC 0–6 Philadelphia Union L 2022-08-17 Los Angeles FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-08-13 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-08-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2022-08-03 Charlotte FC 3–0 D.C. United SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.87 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC55% Draw23% D.C. United SC22%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

78%

Draw or D.C. United SC

45%

Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC37% Draw43% D.C. United SC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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