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 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' 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' 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' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
16' What a moment for Thiago Almada! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
19' GOAL! Christian Benteke scores on 19. Assisted by Jared Stroud
24' Caleb Wiley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 5 Yellow cards this season.
29' Atlanta United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cristian Dajome.
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 doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
45' That is a card for Atlanta United FC. Thiago Almada will be fuming at that decision.
46' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Connor Antley comes on to replace Cristian Dajome.
47' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Murrell is hanging Theodore Ku-DiPietro on the field on 47 minute.
48' Goal! Matti Peltola scores his 3 goal in 212 matches.
53' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' GOAL! Christian Benteke fires home to make it 1-4!
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Tristan Muyumba departs to be replaced by Xande Silva.
66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
70' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a card on 70.
73' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Jared Stroud is withdrawn and Gabriel Pirani gets his opportunity.
75' Luis Abram has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
80' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jared Stroud suffering a number of foals already.
81' Garrison Tubbs is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jackson Hopkins at the 81 minute mark.
86' A change in the Atlanta United FC ranks — Bartosz Slisz exits the field as Nicolas Firmino enters on 86.
87' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
87' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Christian Benteke is replaced by Pedro Santos on 87 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Atlanta United FC.

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
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

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

1.53 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC35% Draw26% D.C. United SC39%

Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

61%

Draw or D.C. United SC

65%

Atlanta United FC or D.C. United SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC26% Draw43% D.C. United SC31%

Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

0 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

3.9%

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%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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