Thursday , 10 September 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Atlanta United FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Wed 17 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Thiago Almada 29' 1–0
Luiz Araujo 80' 2–0
Tyler Wolff 87' 3–0
Giorgos Giakoumakis 90' 4–0
Y 23' Ralph Priso-Mbongue
Thiago Almada 31' Y
Y 53' Sam Nicholson

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 24 53
2 Internacional CF Miami 24 44
3 New England Revolution 24 40
4 Chicago Fire FC 23 39
5 Charlotte FC 24 39
6 FC Cincinnati 23 31
7 Orlando City SC 24 31
8 Philadelphia Union 24 30
9 New York City FC 24 29
10 Toronto FC 24 29
11 D.C. United SC 23 28
12 New York Red Bulls 24 27
13 Columbus Crew SC 24 23
14 Atlanta United FC 24 22
15 Montreal Impact FC 24 21
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23 46
17 Houston Dynamo 24 43
18 Los Angeles FC 25 40
19 FC Dallas 24 40
20 San Jose Earthquakes 24 38
21 St. Louis City 24 38
22 Portland Timbers 24 32
23 Colorado Rapids SC 24 32
24 San Diego FC 24 30
25 Real Salt Lake 23 29
26 Minnesota United FC 24 29
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 25 29
28 Seattle Sounders FC 22 27
29 Austin FC 24 26
30 Sporting Kansas City 23 15

Head-to-Head

3
2
Atlanta United FC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Colorado Rapids SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-17 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-04-27 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #23
22 Points 32
24 Played 24
6 / 4 / 14 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 12
29 Scored 32
43 Conceded 32
-14 GD +0
0.92 PPG 1.33
25% Win % 42%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (22 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 23rd (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
3/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
1/4
46-60
5/–
61-75
3/5
76+
4/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 5 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 9 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 277 games and scored 399 goals.
  • 20' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' Poor challenge from Ralph Priso-Mbongue. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' Atlanta United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Thiago Almada on 29.
  • 31' Thiago Almada catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' Andreas Maxso needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' Colorado Rapids SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 53' Atlanta United FC make a change. Miguel Berry trudges off to be replaced by Giorgos Giakoumakis on 53 minutes.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' Another change for Colorado Rapids SC made on 64 minute. Kevin Cabral leaves to be changed by Jonathan Lewis.
  • 69' Sam Nicholson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Santiago Sosa as he leaves the pitch. Franco Ibarra steps in for Atlanta United FC.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Colorado Rapids SC! Calvin Harris comes on to replace Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  • 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Luiz Araujo makes it 2-0.
  • 84' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 84 minute. Luiz Araujo leaves to be changed by Tyler Wolff.
  • 87' The USA forward Tyler Wolff breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 3-0!
  • 88' The whistle greets Danny Leyva as he departs to be replaced by Yosuke Hanya.
  • 90' The Greece Giorgos Giakoumakis breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 4-0!
  • The final score is 4-0.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Miguel Almiron 2
Rafael Navarro 2
Miguel Almiron 2
Andre Shinyashiki 1
Jonathan Lewis 1
Luiz Araujo 1
Giorgos Giakoumakis 1
Thiago Almada 1

Head to Head

2023-05-17 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2022-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-04-27 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Atlanta United FC

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 D

Colorado 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 accuracy
2 / 4
1.69 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC49% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC26%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
51%
Atlanta United FC or Colorado Rapids SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC34% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC22%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.