Getting closer to the top clubs is the subject when these mid-table clubs do battle. Both are targeting to strenghten their league status, Atlanta United in 7th and DC United in 5th spot.
- Atlanta United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Major League Soccer
It's no vacation for neither Atlanta nor DC United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting DC United have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 4-2-5 (win-draw-loss) from eleven matches.
It's quite the trip for DC United when visiting Atlanta as the cities are 4100 kilometers apart.
Atlanta United form and stats
6-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Atlanta United so far this season. Atlanta has recorded two wins in a row here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Atlanta goalkeeper Bradley Guzan is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Major League Soccer.
The Atlanta supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Cincinnati in Major League Soccer and win 4-0. The talented striker Josef Martínez outperformed all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 8.6 out of 10. Martínez scored two goals and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total). As mentioned above, Atlanta "killed" Cincinnati in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Orlando City.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Atlanta have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost three.
Atlanta United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Atlanta United have conceded only 9 goals.
DC United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for DC United so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-7 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed DC United's previous game versus Chicago Fire (placed 12th), a Major League Soccer 3-0 win played at home. The attacker Ola Kamara got a match rating of 9.31 in that game. Kamara scored three goals and hit one key pass. DC United delivered their win in the match against Chicago Fire already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! It's hard not to mention Ola Kamara's lethal finishing against Chicago Fire. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to New York RB.DC United are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and seven defeats. From a total of twelve matches.
DC United find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, DC United have conceded 25 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides get together this season, as the records show this recent match: DC United - Atlanta 1-2. Previous ten meetings with these squads: Atlanta United won five, DC United triumphed in five and we saw zero draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  O. Williams Kamara 16 goals |   J. Martínez 8 goals |  D. Moreno 7 goals |
Atlanta United missing players
DC United missing players
| Atlanta United | DC United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 32 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 39 |
| 28 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 25 | 33 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | 92% |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 67% |
| 50% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 69% | 62% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 46% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 31% | 21% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 69% | 58% |
| 29% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 23% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 23% | 21% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 8.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 4.5 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 12.3 | 13.9 |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 28% | 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | 34% |
- Atlanta United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Major League Soccer
- DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- DC United have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | New England | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 55 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | New York City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | DC United | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Montreal Impact | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Inter Miami | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | New York RB | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -14 | 23 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 31 | -19 | 20 |
| 14 | Toronto | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -24 | 15 |