DC United vs Atlanta Utd — MLS result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 13 September 2026

MLS·Sunday, 13 September 2026

Metis pre-match forecast

Market-anchored distribution

Frozen as published · 15.1 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.

DC United

44%

top pick

Draw

24%

result

Atlanta Utd

31%

Final score

0–0

Top pick missed

Metis gave the draw 24.4% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a DC United win. Expected goals 1.69–1.42 against 0–0 actual.

Forecast against the result

Over 2.5 goals60%0 scored
Both teams score62%no
DC United clean sheet24%yes
Atlanta Utd clean sheet18%yes
DC United score 2+51%no
Atlanta Utd score 2+41%no

How this forecast scored

Ranked probability score0.1470
1X2 Brier score0.8655
Probability on the result24.4%

Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.

Most likely scores before kick-off: 1–1 (11.2%), 2–1 (9.6%), 1–2 (7.4%). It finished 0–0.

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DC United

22 FebHvs Philadelphia Union1–0W
1 MarAvs Austin FC0–1L
7 MarHvs Inter Miami1–2L
15 MarAvs Chicago Fire2–1W
21 MarAvs Atlanta Utd0–0D

Atlanta Utd

21 FebAvs FC Cincinnati0–2L
1 MarAvs San Jose Earthquakes0–2L
8 MarHvs Real Salt Lake2–3L
14 MarHvs Philadelphia Union3–1W
21 MarHvs DC United0–0D

Head to head

No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.

Model context

StatDC United
(Home · 16 matches)
Atlanta Utd
(Away · 16 matches)
BTTS rate62.5%50.0%
Over 2.5 rate68.8%50.0%
Clean sheet18.8%18.8%
Avg goals3.002.56

Home stats use DC United's home record; away stats use Atlanta Utd's away record this season. These are completed-match rates over the samples shown above, not model probabilities — early in a season a handful of matches produces 0% and 100% readings.