ATLANTA. Atlanta United succeeded in turn the tables against DC United. Atlanta United capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium stadium in Atlanta on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi with the assistance of Jose Da Silva and Art Arustamyan. The 4th official was Sergii Demianchuk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.4 degrees Celsius or 86.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Atlanta United had a superior ball possession 59% while DC United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlanta United was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlanta United won the match​.

Atlanta United shot 26 times, 11 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, DC United shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Atlanta United received 1 yellow card (J. Sanchez). On the opposite side, DC United received 1 yellow card (W. Rooney).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Atlanta United will have 33 points like Toronto to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, DC United will stay with 22 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Atlanta United will host New York City on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head record.

DC United will host Cincinnati on the 8th of October with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of DC United (4 draws).

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

The manager Gonzalo Pineda Reyes decided to play with the following team: Rocco Rios Novo (6.3), Juan Sánchez Purata (7.0), Alan Franco (7.3), Andrew Gutman (6.7), Brooks Lennon (8.3), Luiz Araújo (7.2), Santiago Sosa (7.1), Thiago Almada (7.9), Caleb Wiley (6.8), Amar Sejdic (7.0) and Ronaldo Cisneros (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Franco Ibarra (6.4), Machop Chol, Raúl Gudiño, Dom Dwyer, Erik Centeno, George Campbell, Ronald Hernández, Marcelino Moreno (6.8), Edwin Mosquera (6.4) and Josef Martínez (7.1).

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 4 changes: R. Cisneros for J. Martinez (60′), A. Sejdic for E. Mosquera (70′), C. Wiley for M. Moreno (70′) and Luiz Araujo for F. Ibarra (86′).

Best player: Brooks Lennon​

The most impressive player for Atlanta United was Brooks Lennon even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.

DC United – Formation

DC United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Wayne Mark Rooney played with: David Ochoa (7.2), Andy Najar (5.9), Steve Birnbaum (6.9), Tony Alfaro (6.1), Sami Guediri (6.5), Christopher Durkin (7.6), Victor Pálsson (7.3), Sofiane Djeffal (6.4), Ravel Morrison (7.3), Martín Rodríguez (6.8) and Taxiarchis Fountas (6.6).

They had on the bench: Jon Kempin, Kimarni Smith (6.6), Donovan Pines (6.8), Chris Odoi-Atsem (6.4), Miguel Berry (6.2), Russell Canouse, Drew Skundrich, Ola Kamara (6.6) and Jackson Hopkins (6.7).

DC United could not rely on the presence of O. Kamara (injured).

Substitutions

DC United made 6 changes: T. Fountas for O. Kamara (29′), S. Guediri for C. Odoi-Atsem (67′), S. Djeffal for J. Hopkins (79′), M. Rodriguez for M. Berry (79′), A. Najar for D. Pines (80′) and R. Morrison for K. Smith (86′).

Best player: Christopher Durkin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Christopher Durkin.

His rating is (7.6) with 28 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Charlotte – Toronto – 0-2
• Vancouver Whitecaps – Nashville SC – 0-3
• Sporting KC – SJ Earthquakes – 1-0
• Chicago Fire – Montreal Impact – 0-2
• Orlando City – New York City – 2-1
• Atlanta United – DC United – 3-2
• Dallas – Real Salt Lake – 1-1