Saturday , 17 October 2026

D.C. United SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
D.C. United SC
0 – 0
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field 14,189 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Mauricio Amaro
Y 62' Tristan Muyumba
Kye Rowles 68' Y
Kimito Nono 70' Y
Jared Stroud 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Audi Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Malik Badawi (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Justin Howard (USA)
  • Assistant 2 Kevin Klinger (USA)
6 games this season 🟨 3.5/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

4
5
10
D.C. United SC 19 games · Avg 2.7 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 2026-03-21 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2025-10-18 Atlanta United FC 1–1 D.C. United SC 2025-07-05 D.C. United SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-06-19 D.C. United SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Atlanta United FC H 0–0 D
09 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
29 Aug Los Angeles FC H 0–0 D
22 Aug Charlotte FC A 1–3 L
19 Aug New England Revolution H 0–3 L
15 Aug Montreal Impact FC A 1–1 D
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
09 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–3 L
06 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 2–2 D
29 Aug Charlotte FC H 0–2 L
23 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
19 Aug Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Atlanta United FC
#12 Position #14
33 Points 30
28 Played 29
7 / 12 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 6 / 15
36 Scored 36
47 Conceded 48
-11 GD -12
1.18 PPG 1.03
25% Win % 28%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

D.C. United SC are 12th (33 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/4
31-45
3/7
46-60
5/7
61-75
3/7
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
3/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
5/7
76+
5/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 15 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. D.C. United SC get us underway at Audi Field.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Kimito Nono has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 455 appearances.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Nathan Ordaz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
  • 30' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' D.C. United SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
  • 36' Mauricio Amaro catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
  • 41' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Breel Embolo, a Switzerland forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' Atlanta United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 56' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Brandon Servania is replaced by Matti Peltola.
  • 57' The whistle greets Junior Alonso as he departs to be replaced by Matthew Edwards.
  • 62' Atlanta United FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Tristan Muyumba argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 68' That is a card for D.C. United SC. Kye Rowles will be fuming at that decision.
  • 70' Kimito Nono catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
  • 71' That is a card for D.C. United SC. Jared Stroud will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Miguel Almiron is replaced by Fafa Picault.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Fafa Picault comes on to replace Miguel Almiron.
  • 79' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and Atlanta United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 82' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nikola Markovic is hanging Andre Dozzell on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Cooper Wyatt Sanchez is replaced by Luke Brennan on 87 minute.
  • 89' A change in the D.C. United SC ranks — Louis Munteanu exits the field as Hosei Kijima enters on 89.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach René Weiler

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

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

2026-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 2026-03-21 Atlanta United FC 0–0 D.C. United SC 2025-10-18 Atlanta United FC 1–1 D.C. United SC 2025-07-05 D.C. United SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-06-19 D.C. United SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC

D.C. United SC Form

2026-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2026-09-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-08-29 D.C. United SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2026-08-22 Charlotte FC 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2026-08-19 D.C. United SC 0–3 New England Revolution L 2026-08-15 Montreal Impact FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2026-09-09 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Orlando City SC L 2026-09-06 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-08-29 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-08-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-08-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.02 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC36% Draw32% Atlanta United FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
68%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
64%
D.C. United SC or Atlanta United FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC23% Draw55% Atlanta United FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 1
2.3%
1 – 3
2.2%
3 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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