DC United vs Los Angeles FC — MLS result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 30 August 2026

MLS·Sunday, 30 August 2026

Metis pre-match forecast

Market-anchored distribution

Frozen as published · 7.8 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.

DC United

23%

Draw

25%

result

Los Angeles FC

52%

top pick

Final score

0–0

Top pick missed

Metis gave the draw 24.9% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a Los Angeles FC win. Expected goals 1.14–1.88 against 0–0 actual.

Forecast against the result

Over 2.5 goals58%0 scored
Both teams score58%no
DC United clean sheet16%yes
Los Angeles FC clean sheet32%yes
DC United score 2+32%no
Los Angeles FC score 2+55%no

How this forecast scored

Ranked probability score0.1611
1X2 Brier score0.8867
Probability on the result24.9%

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 (11.7%), 1–2 (8.6%), 0–2 (8.3%). 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

Los Angeles FC

22 FebHvs Inter Miami3–0W
1 MarAvs Houston Dynamo2–0W
8 MarHvs FC Dallas1–0W
15 MarHvs St. Louis City2–0W
22 MarAvs Austin FC0–0D

Head to head

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

Model context

StatDC United
(Home · 16 matches)
Los Angeles FC
(Away · 16 matches)
BTTS rate62.5%56.2%
Over 2.5 rate68.8%50.0%
Clean sheet18.8%31.2%
Avg goals3.002.44

Home stats use DC United's home record; away stats use Los Angeles FC'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.