Atlanta United FC v DC United result

Full-time · Atlanta United FC 2–3 DC United

Major League Soccer · Sun, 12 May 2024 00:30 BST · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Atlanta United FC · DC United · Head-to-head

Atlanta United FC 2–3 DC United — DC United won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

DC United won 3–2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Major League Soccer on Sunday 12 May.

The goals

DC United led 2–1 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Atlanta United FC: Thiago Almada (16’ pen); DC United: C. Benteke (19’, assisted by Jared Stroud; 44’, assisted by Jared Stroud; 55’, assisted by M. Klich) and an own goal by Matti Peltola (48’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Atlanta United FC 1.26, DC United 2.37, from 14 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Dickerson showed six yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Atlanta United FC: B. Slisz (29’), Thiago Almada (45+2’), G. Giakoumakis (70’) and L. Abram (75’); DC United: Cristián Dájome (38’) and Conner Antley (84’).

What it changes

DC United are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, C. Benteke (DC United) 15.2, Thiago Almada (Atlanta United FC) 8.0 and M. Klich (DC United) 7.3 led the match.

Next up

Atlanta United FC next host Chicago Fire on 24 October 2026.

DC United next travel to FC Cincinnati on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Atlanta United FC: Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for DC United: FC Cincinnati v DC United, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Atlanta United FC 2–3 DC United · Major League Soccer
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, Georgia
Referee: J. Dickerson
Head-to-head (last 6): Atlanta United FC 5 · draws 1 · DC United 0 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Atlanta United FC 1W 2D 2L · DC United 1W 2D 2L

Atlanta United FC 2–3 DC United (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.8 / 5

Corners

against 5.6 / 5.43 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.6 / 4.57

Shots on target

against 4.4 / 4.86 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.4 / 3.29

Cards

against 2.2 / 2.57 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.82 yellows

Referee · J. Dickerson

1.55 home / 2.27 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 May 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 May 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Atlanta United FC for / against	Line	DC United for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.8 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	15.6 for · 14.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	13.86 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.6 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.57 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 10.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	16.14 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.4 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	3.29 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: J. Dickerson — 3.82 yellow cards a game, 0.36 red cards, 21.64 fouls over 11 matches (1.55 to the home side, 2.27 to the away side).

Home 1.55Away 2.27

Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Ajani Fortune n 8	29.4	2.7 5/2	1.5 2/1	—
G. Giakoumakis n 8	76.3	2.4 6/5	1.6 6/4	—
Xande Silva n 8	63.6	1.8 8/2	0.7 4/0	—
J. Thiare n 8	29.5	1.5 3/1	3.1 3/2	—
Derrick Etienne n 8	21.9	1.5 2/1	0 0/0	—

Atlanta United FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Giakoumakis n 8	76.3	4.4 8/6	2.1 7/4
Thiago Almada n 8	90	2.9 8/5	1.4 7/3
Saba Lobzhanidze n 8	87.5	2.4 8/6	1.2 6/3
Daniel Rios n 8	33.8	2.3 4/2	1.3 3/1
Xande Silva n 8	63.6	2.1 5/3	1.4 5/2

Atlanta United FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Thiare n 8	29.5	1.1 2/1	0 0/0
G. Giakoumakis n 8	76.3	0.9 4/1	0.1 1/0
E. Mosquera n 8	34.5	0 0/0	1 3/0
Nick Firmino n 4	29.3	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
Daniel Rios n 8	33.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Atlanta United FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tristan Muyumba n 8	80.6	4.2 6/6
T. Wolff n 8	39.3	2.9 5/3
Ajani Fortune n 8	29.4	2.7 6/1
B. Slisz n 8	86	2.6 7/6
B. Lennon n 8	91	2.1 7/4

Atlanta United FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Brad Guzan n 8	91	2.6 6/4

DC United

DC United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Benteke n 8	91	3.3 8/7	1.2 7/2	—
C. McVey n 8	91	2.1 7/6	0.1 1/0	—
Jackson Hopkins n 8	59.4	2.1 5/4	1.9 5/3	—
M. Rodríguez n 8	43.8	2.1 5/2	1.3 4/1	—
Cristián Dájome n 8	85.1	1.9 7/3	0.9 5/1	—

DC United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jacob Murrell n 7	33	2.7 3/2	1.6 2/2
C. Benteke n 8	91	2.6 7/7	1.6 6/6
K. Fletcher n 8	21.9	1.5 2/1	1 1/1
T. Ku-DiPietro n 8	71.8	1.4 6/3	0.8 4/1
Gabriel Pirani n 8	49.9	1.4 3/2	0.9 3/1

DC United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	91	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
Jared Stroud n 8	81.8	0.1 1/0	0.6 3/1
Mohanad Jeahze n 8	57.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
K. Fletcher n 8	21.9	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
Jacob Murrell n 7	33	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

DC United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Matti Peltola n 8	70	3.4 8/5
Conner Antley n 6	66.2	3.4 5/4
Aaron Herrera n 8	92.3	3 6/6
M. Klich n 8	91	2.6 6/6
Pedro Santos n 8	53	2.5 5/3

DC United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alex Bono n 8	91	2.8 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Atlanta United FC		DC United
63%	Possession	37%
1.26	Expected goals (xG)	2.37
14	Shots	15
3	Shots on target	6
3	Shots off target	7
8	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	9
6	Corners	6
1	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	17
4	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
542	Passes	304
87%	Pass accuracy	79%

Atlanta United FC player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Brad Guzan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Lennon	90	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
N. Cobb	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
L. Abram	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
C. Wiley	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.9
Thiago Almada	90	1	1	1	2	2	Y	7.5
G. Giakoumakis	90	0	3	1	0	1	Y	7.5
B. Slisz	86	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7
Saba Lobzhanidze	73	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
Tristan Muyumba	61	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
E. Mosquera	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
D. McCarty sub	45	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.2
Xande Silva sub	29	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
Daniel Rios sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Nick Firmino sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

DC United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Alex Bono	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Aaron Herrera	90	0	0	1	0	2	6	0	7.3
C. McVey	90	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.6
Lucas Bartlett	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
Matti Peltola	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7
M. Klich	90	0	1	2	1	4	4	0	7.7
C. Benteke	87	3	0	5	4	2	0	0	9.3
Jackson Hopkins	81	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.3
Jared Stroud	73	0	2	0	0	3	1	0	8.2
Cristián Dájome	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.5
T. Ku-DiPietro	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
Conner Antley sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7
Jacob Murrell sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
Gabriel Pirani sub	17	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Pedro Santos sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Garrison Tubbs sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Atlanta United FC v DC United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Atlanta United FCDLDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

DC UnitedDLLWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Atlanta United FC 5 · 1 draw · DC United 0 · 3.33 goals/game

2023-09-20 DC United 1–1 Atlanta United FC
2023-06-10 Atlanta United FC 3–1 DC United
2022-08-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 DC United
2022-04-03 DC United 0–1 Atlanta United FC
2021-09-18 Atlanta United FC 3–2 DC United
2021-08-22 DC United 1–2 Atlanta United FC

League standing · 2024

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Atlanta United FC#9 pos40 pts34 pl-3 GD

DC United#10 pos40 pts34 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Atlanta United FC scored1.35

DC United scored1.53

Atlanta United FC conceded1.44

DC United conceded2.06

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Atlanta United FC and DC United?: In their last 6 meetings, Atlanta United FC won 5, DC United won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Atlanta United FC and DC United?: Recent form — Atlanta United FC 1W 2D 2L; DC United 1W 2D 2L.

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