Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2026
D.C. United SC
2 – 0
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sun 3 Mar 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Mikey Ambrose
Y 83' Jeff Larentowicz

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jeffrey Greeson
  • Referee
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

4
4
10
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-03 D.C. United SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-09-02 D.C. United SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-07-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC 2018-03-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
02 Nov Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D
28 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
21 Oct New York City FC H 3–1 W
17 Oct Toronto FC H 1–0 W
13 Oct FC Dallas H 1–0 W
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar D.C. United SC A 0–2 L
09 Dec Portland Timbers H 2–0 W
30 Nov New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
25 Nov New York Red Bulls H 3–0 W
11 Nov New York City FC H 3–1 W
05 Nov New York City FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Atlanta United FC
#9 Position #15
23 Points 12
18 Played 18
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 12
26 Scored 19
29 Conceded 33
-3 GD -14
1.28 PPG 0.67
28% Win % 17%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! D.C. United SC vs Atlanta United FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Frank de Boer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Atlanta United FC have won 433 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Gonzalo Martinez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Atlanta United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Jeff Larentowicz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
  • 45' Paul Arriola doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Paul Arriola gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mikey Ambrose on 53.
  • 58' Goal! Luciano Acosta scores his 81 goal in 281 matches.
  • 59' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Hector Villalba by Gonzalo Martinez on 59 minute.
  • 64' It’s high time Frank de Boer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Ulises Segura gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Lucas Rodriguez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Atlanta United FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 77' Jeff Larentowicz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ezequiel Barco on 77 minute.
  • 82' Atlanta United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Jeff Larentowicz will be fuming at that decision.
  • 88' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Durkin is hanging Luciano Acosta on the field on 88 minute.
  • The points are shared — D.C. United SC 2-0 Atlanta United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-03-03 D.C. United SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-09-02 D.C. United SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-07-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC 2018-03-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2019-03-03 D.C. United SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2018-11-02 D.C. United SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-10-17 D.C. United SC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2018-10-13 D.C. United SC 1–0 FC Dallas W

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-03-03 D.C. United SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2018-12-09 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers W 2018-11-30 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2018-11-25 Atlanta United FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls W 2018-11-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.8 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC54% Draw25% Atlanta United FC21%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
79%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
46%
D.C. United SC or Atlanta United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC39% Draw45% Atlanta United FC16%
Actual: D.C. United SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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