Two sides at the bottom of the MLS Eastern Conference will lock horns this Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the 29th game week of the competition. Kickoffs at 23:00 EAT.
The hosts are in the 13th place of 14 in the table with 30 points, and they will be looking to return to the winning ways after going three games without picking up the all three points in the league. In their campaign this season, they have recorded seven wins against 10 loses and nine draws. Coming into this game, Atlanta United is winless in five of their last six matches (LDWDLD).
Atlanta United gets into this fixture coming off 2-2 MLS stalemate with Columbus Crew in their most recent game. In that match, Atlanta United had 51% possession, 24 shots with 10 of them on target and goals scored by Santiago Sosa (21′) and Juan José Purata (77′). Columbus Crew got 12 shots with eight of them on target and goals by Juan Camilo Hernández (66′, 72′).
D.C. United meanwhile is in the rock bottom of the table with 22 points after 26 matches they have played this season; they still have eight matches to escape the bottom of the table. In their campaign this season, they have recorded six wins against 16 loses and four draws. Coming into this game, they are winless in five of their last six matches (WLDLLL).
D.C. United will be hoping to make amends coming off 0-6 MLS defeat at the hands of Philadelphia Union in their previous game. In that match, D.C. United managed 49% possession, 14 shots with two of them on target. Philadelphia Union got 22 shots with 12 of them on target and goals by Mikael Uhre (37′), Dániel Gazdag (45′), Julián Carranza (47′, 70′, and 74’) and Cory Burke (79′).
Atlanta United vs. D.C United head to head
Since 2017, these two sides have had 13 head to head encounters in which Atlanta United claims seven wins and DC United six wins.
- DC United 0-1 Atlanta 03/04/22
- Atlanta 3-2 DC United 18/09/21
- DC United 1-2 Atlanta 22/08/21
- Atlanta 1-2 DC United 24/10/20
- DC United 0-4 Atlanta 04/10/20
Home
- Columbus 2-2 Atlanta
- Atlanta 1-2 New York
- Cincinnati 2-2 Atlanta
- Atlanta 2-1 Seattle
- Chicago 0-0 Atlanta
Away
- DC United 0-6 Philadelphia
- Los Angeles 1-0 DC United
- New England 1-0 DC United
- DC United 0-0 New York
- Charlotte 3-0 DC United
Atlanta United team news
Dylan Castanheira, Emerson Hyndman, Brad Guzan, Miles Robinson and Osvaldo will remain sidelined through injuries for Atlanta United.
D.C. United team news
Bill Hamid, Brad Smith and Adrien Pérez will be unavailable for this game for the visitors through injuries as well.
Prediction and odds
Atlanta United Win
Draw
Both teams to score
