Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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 #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' The ball is rolling at Audi Field. D.C. United SC are looking to make home advantage count against Atlanta United FC.
  • 5' Atlanta United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hernan Losada will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' GOAL! Josef Martinez scores on 25.
  • 29' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Ola Kamara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' Marcelino Moreno has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' D.C. United SC 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.
  • 46' Yordy Reyna is replacing Joseph Mora for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for D.C. United SC. Tony Alfaro will be fuming at that decision.
  • 54' GOAL! Yordy Reyna fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Russell Canouse is booked for D.C. United SC — Yellow card on 58.
  • 61' Drew Skundrich is replacing Edison Flores for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 66' George Bello, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' It’s high time Hernan Losada made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! George Campbell comes on to replace Alan Franco.
  • 73' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 75' Julian Gressel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Marcelino Moreno makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 84' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Russell Canouse departs to be replaced by Felipe Martins.
  • 87' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Kevin Paredes by Griffin Yow on 87 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
2 / 4
1.66 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Atlanta United FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC38% Draw27% Atlanta United FC35%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC31% Draw43% Atlanta United FC26%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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