Thursday , 2 July 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 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

4
4
10
D.C. United SC 18 games · Avg 2.8 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
#9 Position #14
18 Points 11
15 Played 14
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
21 Scored 14
25 Conceded 23
-4 GD -9
1.20 PPG 0.79
27% Win % 21%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against D.C. United SC and Atlanta United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. George Bello has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Audi Field. D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Josef Martinez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 29' Controversy at the stadium! George Bello argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' Amar Sejdic, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 39' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' Norway international Ola Kamara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Joseph Mora makes way for Yordy Reyna at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
  • 50' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' GOAL! Yordy Reyna scores on 54.
  • 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Russell Canouse on 58.
  • 61' The D.C. United SC bench stirs into life. Edison Flores is withdrawn and Drew Skundrich gets his opportunity.
  • 66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rob Valentino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Alan Franco departs to be replaced by George Campbell.
  • 73' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Junior Moreno.
  • 75' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' Goal! Marcelino Moreno scores his 24 goal in 161 matches.
  • 84' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 84 minute. Russell Canouse leaves to be changed by Felipe Martins.
  • 87' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Griffin Yow comes on to replace Kevin Paredes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Luciano Acosta 3
Christian Benteke 3
Jon Gallagher 3
Marcelino Moreno 2
Miguel Almiron 2
Luciano Acosta 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
1.51 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Atlanta United FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC36% Draw27% Atlanta United FC37%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
64%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
64%
D.C. United SC or Atlanta United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC28% Draw45% Atlanta United FC27%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

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

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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