Wednesday , 30 September 2026

D.C. United SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
D.C. United SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sun 22 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' George Bello
Tony Alfaro 50' Y
Russell Canouse 58' Y
Junior Moreno 73' Y
Julian Gressel 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
5
10
D.C. United SC 19 games · Avg 2.7 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC 2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2020-10-03 D.C. United SC 0–4 Atlanta United FC 2019-07-21 Atlanta United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2019-03-03 D.C. United SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
18 Aug New England Revolution A 2–3 L
15 Aug Nashville SC A 2–5 L
09 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
04 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 4–2 W
31 Jul FC Cincinnati A 0–0 D
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–1 W
18 Aug Toronto FC H 1–0 W
15 Aug Los Angeles FC H 1–0 W
07 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 3–2 W
04 Aug Montreal Impact FC A 2–2 D
31 Jul Orlando City SC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Atlanta United FC
#11 Position #14
30 Points 27
26 Played 27
6 / 12 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 14
34 Scored 32
42 Conceded 45
-8 GD -13
1.15 PPG 1.00
23% Win % 26%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and D.C. United SC launch into their encounter with Atlanta United FC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hernan Losada might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' A goal from the Venezuela international Josef Martinez! He fires home on 25 to make it 0-1!
  • 29' George Bello has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' 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.
  • 46' The whistle greets Joseph Mora as he departs to be replaced by Yordy Reyna.
  • 50' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tony Alfaro.
  • 54' What an equalizer from Yordy Reyna!
  • 58' Russell Canouse is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
  • 61' Drew Skundrich is replacing Edison Flores for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 66' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 71' USA international Brooks Lennon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 72' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Alan Franco departs to be replaced by George Campbell.
  • 73' Junior Moreno is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
  • 75' Julian Gressel was booked on 75.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both D.C. United SC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 82' Sensational shot from Marcelino Moreno. Atlanta United FC is back in the lead.
  • 84' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Martins is hanging Russell Canouse on the field on 84 minute.
  • 87' Griffin Yow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Paredes on 87 minute.
  • Another three points for Atlanta United FC.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hernan Losada

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Valentino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC 2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC 2020-10-03 D.C. United SC 0–4 Atlanta United FC 2019-07-21 Atlanta United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC 2019-03-03 D.C. United SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC

D.C. United SC Form

2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2021-08-18 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-08-15 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United SC L 2021-08-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-08-04 Columbus Crew SC 2–4 D.C. United SC W 2021-07-31 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-08-22 D.C. United SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2021-08-18 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2021-08-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC W 2021-08-07 Columbus Crew SC 2–3 Atlanta United FC W 2021-08-04 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Atlanta United FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC35% Draw27% Atlanta United FC38%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
62%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
65%
D.C. United SC or Atlanta United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC27% Draw44% Atlanta United FC29%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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