Atlanta United FC vs San Diego — Major League Soccer
1-1
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Going into the match, Atlanta United FC had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.8 goals a game; San Diego had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Atlanta United FC
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (L W D L D). 1.8 scored per game, 2.1 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 4-5 vs Columbus Crew · 13 Sept 2025
- W 0-1 at Nashville SC · 31 Aug 2025
- D 0-0 vs Toronto FC · 24 Aug 2025
- L 3-1 at Colorado Rapids · 17 Aug 2025
- D 1-1 at CF Montreal · 9 Aug 2025
- W 4-1 vs Atlas · 6 Aug 2025
Away form going in: San Diego
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (L W D W W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 1-3 vs Minnesota United FC · 14 Sept 2025
- W 1-2 at Los Angeles FC · 1 Sept 2025
- D 0-0 vs Portland Timbers · 24 Aug 2025
- W 1-2 at San Jose Earthquakes · 17 Aug 2025
- W 0-2 at Sporting Kansas City · 10 Aug 2025
- W 0-2 at Mazatlán · 6 Aug 2025
How it unfolded
- 32' Normal Goal — A. Dreyer (San Diego)
- 61' Penalty — M. Almiron (Atlanta United FC)
Match statistics
| Atlanta United FC | Metric | San Diego |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 36 | Ball possession | 64 |
| 1.94 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.8 |
| 16 | Total shots | 6 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 6 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 2 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 7 | Offsides | 3 |
| 393 | Total passes | 703 |
| 328 | Accurate passes | 626 |
| 83 | Pass accuracy | 89 |
| 11 | Key passes | 5 |
| 58 | Duels | 58 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |