Atlanta United FC vs. DC United 9/18/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Atlanta United FC hosts DC United on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Atlanta is seventh in the conference table at 8-9-7 on 33 points with a goal difference of +4. Atlanta is coming off a 4-0 victory over FC Cincinnati on Wednesday. Luiz Araujo opened the scoring for Atlanta in the fifth minute, while Josef Martinez scored a brace with goals in the 40th and 55th minute. Ezequiel Barco completed the Atlanta scoring with a goal in the 86th minute.

Atlanta has four wins and one loss in it's last five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored 10 goals and conceded three. The Atlanta back line and goalkeeper have three clean sheets in the last five matches played. Josef Martinez is the leading goal scorer for Atlanta with eight and Marcelino Moreno has scored seven. Brooks Lennon and Ezequiel Barco are the leaders in assists with four apiece.

DC United sits fifth in the conference table at 10-4-10 on 34 points with a goal difference of +6. DC United is coming off an impressive 3-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday. Ola Kamara scored two penalty kicks and added a third goal before halftime to give the DC star a first-half hat trick. DC United is unbeaten in each of its last three matches.

DC United has two victories, one draw and two losses in the last five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored 10 goals and conceded seven. Ola Kamara is the leading goal scorer for DC United with 16 and the next closest is Yordy Reyna with four. Julian Gressel is the leader in assists with five while Andy Najar is second with three.