Atlanta United FC vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Atlanta United FC

2 – 3

Full Time

D.C. United SC

Sat 11 May 2024 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Bartosz Slisz 29' Y

Y 38' Cristian Dajome

Thiago Almada 45' Y

Georgios Giakoumakis 70' Y

Luis Abram 75' Y

Y 87' Connor Antley

Overview

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

Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-11 Atlanta United FC 2–3 D.C. United SC 2023-09-20 D.C. United SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2023-06-10 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC 2022-08-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC 2022-04-02 D.C. United SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	D.C. United SC	H	2–3	L
04 May	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
28 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–0	D
20 Apr	FC Cincinnati	H	1–2	L
14 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
06 Apr	New York City FC	A	1–1	D

D.C. United SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 May	Atlanta United FC	A	3–2	W
04 May	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
27 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
20 Apr	New York City FC	A	0–2	L
13 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	2–3	L
06 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		D.C. United SC
#14	Position	#9
11	Points	18
14	Played	15
3 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	4 / 6 / 5
14	Scored	21
23	Conceded	25
-9	GD	-4
0.79	PPG	1.20
21%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Atlanta United FC welcome D.C. United SC for this crunch clash at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
5' Atlanta United FC have won 428 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' 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.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
16' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thiago Almada makes no mistake. 1-0!
19' GOAL! Christian Benteke scores on 19. Assisted by Jared Stroud
24' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' Poor challenge from Bartosz Slisz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gonzalo Pineda will be considering his options from the bench.
38' Cristian Dajome picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
43' Atlanta United FC 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' Christian Benteke puts D.C. United SC on the lead.
45' Thiago Almada is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Cristian Dajome is withdrawn and Connor Antley gets his opportunity.
47' Jacob Murrell gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro and will look to change the dynamic.
48' What composure from Matti Peltola! The Finland international strokes it home. 1-3.
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' The deadlock is broken! Christian Benteke gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
61' Xande Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tristan Muyumba on 61 minute.
66' Jacob Murrell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
70' Georgios Giakoumakis is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
73' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Jared Stroud by Gabriel Pirani on 73 minute.
75' Atlanta United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 75.
80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
81' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Jackson Hopkins is replaced by Garrison Tubbs.
86' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Bartosz Slisz has done his job and it is now time for Nicolas Firmino to step up.
87' That is a card for D.C. United SC. Connor Antley will be fuming at that decision.
87' Pedro Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Benteke on 87 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for D.C. United SC players.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke ↓ Pedro Santos 87'
43
Mateusz Klich
22
Aaron Herrera
24
Alex Bono
4
Matti Peltola
11
Cristian Dajome ↓ Connor Antley 46'
8
Jared Stroud ↓ Gabriel Pirani 73'
97
Christopher McVey
21
Theodore Ku-DiPietro ↓ Jacob Murrell 47'
3
Lucas Bartlett
25
Jackson Hopkins ↓ Garrison Tubbs 81'

Bench

Coach Troy Lesesne

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	9
Josef Martinez	4
Jon Gallagher	3
Luciano Acosta	3
Christian Benteke	3
Marcelino Moreno	2
Miguel Almiron	2
Luciano Acosta	2

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2024-05-11 Atlanta United FC 2–3 D.C. United SC L 2024-05-04 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2024-04-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2024-04-20 Atlanta United FC 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2024-04-14 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2024-04-06 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D

D.C. United SC Form

2024-05-11 Atlanta United FC 2–3 D.C. United SC W 2024-05-04 D.C. United SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2024-04-27 D.C. United SC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-04-20 New York City FC 2–0 D.C. United SC L 2024-04-13 D.C. United SC 2–3 Orlando City SC L 2024-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC36% Draw27% D.C. United SC37%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

63%

Draw or D.C. United SC

64%

Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC27% Draw44% D.C. United SC29%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.9%

0 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 0

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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