Atlanta United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Atlanta United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
- Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Colorado Rapids SC H 4–0 W 13 May Charlotte FC H 1–3 L 06 May Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L 29 Apr Nashville SC A 1–3 L 23 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W 15 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L 14 May Philadelphia Union H 1–2 L 07 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W 30 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D 23 Apr St. Louis City H 1–1 D 15 Apr Charlotte FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
Atlanta United FC Colorado Rapids SC #14 Position #26 11 Points 16 14 Played 15 3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 9 14 Scored 25 23 Conceded 24 -9 GD +1 0.79 PPG 1.07 21% Win % 33% Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this seasonAtlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Atlanta United FC0-15–/216-30–/231-451/146-602/261-751/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededColorado Rapids SC0-153/216-302/331-451/346-604/–61-752/476+1/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Atlanta United FC gets underway.
- 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' It looks surprising Colorado Rapids SC does not make any changes. Santiago Sosa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 23' The referee shows Colorado Rapids SC player a Yellow card on 23.
- 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
- 29' What a strike from Thiago Almada! The score is 1-0.
- 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Thiago Almada.
- 36' Juan Sanchez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 41' Colorado Rapids SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Moise Bombito suffering a number of foals already.
- 53' Sam Nicholson was booked on 53.
- 53' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 53 minute. Miguel Berry leaves to be changed by Giorgos Giakoumakis.
- 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Calvin Harris made 223 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 63' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 64' The whistle greets Kevin Cabral as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Lewis.
- 69' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 74' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franco Ibarra is hanging Santiago Sosa on the field on 74 minute.
- 79' Another substitution for Colorado Rapids SC to replace Ralph Priso-Mbongue by Calvin Harris on 79 minute.
- 80' GOAL! Luiz Araujo scores on 80.
- 84' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Luiz Araujo departs to be replaced by Tyler Wolff.
- 87' GOAL! Tyler Wolff scores on 87.
- 88' Yosuke Hanya is replacing Danny Leyva for the Colorado Rapids SC side.
- 90' Goal! Giorgos Giakoumakis scores his 60 goal in 127 matches.
- Another three points for Atlanta United FC.
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Lineups
Atlanta United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Luiz Araujo ↓ Tyler Wolff 84'
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Derrick Etienne ↓ Luis Abram 84'
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Santiago Sosa ↓ Franco Ibarra 74'
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Bench
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Luis Abram ↑ 84'
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Giorgos Giakoumakis ↑ 53'
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Franco Ibarra ↑ 74'
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Tyler Wolff ↑ 84'
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Colorado Rapids SC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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Kevin Cabral ↓ Jonathan Lewis 64'
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Lalas Abubakar ↓ Moise Bombito 64'
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Danny Leyva ↓ Yosuke Hanya 88'
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Bench
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Sebastian Anderson ↑ 88'
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Calvin Harris ↑ 79'
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Jonathan Lewis ↑ 64'
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Moise Bombito ↑ 64'
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Yosuke Hanya ↑ 88'
Coach Robin Fraser -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Rafael Navarro 2 Miguel Almiron 2 Miguel Almiron 2 Hector Villalba 1 Darren Yapi 1 Julian Gressel 1 Diego Rubio 1 Andre Shinyashiki 1 Head to Head
Atlanta United FC Form
2023-05-17 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-05-13 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Charlotte FC L 2023-05-06 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-04-29 Nashville SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-04-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-04-15 Toronto FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC DColorado Rapids SC Form
2023-05-17 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-04-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-04-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 St. Louis City D 2023-04-15 Charlotte FC 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.67 Atlanta United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.33 Colorado Rapids SC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Atlanta United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Atlanta United FC or Draw 73%Draw or Colorado Rapids SC 52%Atlanta United FC or Colorado Rapids SC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Atlanta United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–0 not predicted4 – 0Actual1 – 1 11.9%2 – 1 8.9%1 – 0 7.5%1 – 2 7.1%2 – 0 6.9%0 – 0 6.7%2 – 2 5.9%0 – 1 5.8%3 – 1 5%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 0 3.8%3 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC
Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 21% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 16% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✗Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.