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Major League Soccer09/12/2026, 11:30 PM

DC United – Atlanta United0 : 0

Why the model thinks so

DC United
1.74
Total xG
2.99
Atlanta United
1.25
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorDC UnitedAtlanta United
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.71+0.71
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.6 goals/match)−0.27
Attack weakness (0.76x league average)−0.18
Declining form (1 vs 1.5 season average)−0.15
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.6 goals/match)+0.10
Rising form (1.6 vs 1.3 season average)+0.10
Peglow on the bench (1 goals, 4 assists)
Jackson Hopkins on the bench (2 goals, 2 assists)
Fafà Picault on the bench (3 goals, 2 assists)
Tristan Muyumba on the bench (4 goals, 0 assists)
19% of goal output missing (only 86% available)

Key factors

  • DC United averaged 39% possession in recent matches, relying on counters with 4.2 shots on target
  • Atlanta United concede an average of 2.20 goals in away games and have kept zero away clean sheets this season
  • The mathematical model predicts a 74% probability for the double chance home win or draw

Risks

  • Both teams enter the match with only 3 days of rest since their last game
  • DC United's goal production has stalled recently, averaging 1.0 goals compared to their season average of 1.5
  • Atlanta United averaged only 3.2 shots on target in recent matches

All probabilities

Result
DC United48%
Draw26%
Atlanta United26%
Double chance
DC United or draw74%
Atlanta United or draw52%
No draw74%
Goals
Over 1.581%
Under 1.519%
Over 2.557%
Under 2.543%
Over 3.535%
Under 3.565%
Both teams score
Yes60%
No40%

Most likely scores

1:1
12%
2:1
10%
2:0
8%
1:2
7%
2:2
6%
0:0
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. DC United: dropped a lead in 4 of 6 games (10 points lost)
  2. DC United: 8 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes
  3. Atlanta United: 44% of all goals between minutes 76-90 (7 of 16)
  4. DC United: 3 comebacks in 6 games after trailing past minute 75 (3 points rescued)
  5. Atlanta United: opponent scores first in 8 of 12 games (67%)
  6. Atlanta United: 3 comebacks in 7 games after trailing past minute 75 (3 points rescued)

Lineups

DC United 4-4-2 · Atlanta United 4-3-3

DC United
  • 1 S. Johnson
  • 5 S. Hefti
  • 3 L. Bartlett
  • 15 K. Rowles
  • 6 K. Kurokawa
  • 2 K. Nono
  • 21 A. Dozzell
  • 23 B. Servania
  • 22 N. Ordaz
  • 11 L. Munteanu
  • 9 T. Baribo
Atlanta United
  • 1 L. Hoyos
  • 55 T. Jacob
  • 4 E. Mihaj
  • 6 J. Alonso Mujica
  • 3 E. Báez Sotelo
  • 48 C. Sanchez
  • 14 M. Amaro Viega
  • 35 A. Fortune
  • 59 A. Miranchuk
  • 36 B. Embolo
  • 10 M. Almirón Rejala
Substitutes
  • 4 M. Peltola
  • 8 J. Stroud
  • 13 S. Nealis
  • 25 J. Hopkins
  • 26 A. Bono
  • 27 N. Markovic
  • 77 H. Kijima
  • 8 T. Muyumba Nkita
  • 20 L. Brennan
  • 19 S. Santos Gomes
  • 42 J. Hibbert
  • 47 M. Edwards
  • 16 A. Simons Gill
  • 22 F. Picault
  • 27 P. Díaz Huincales
  • 28 W. Reilly

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