Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 #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 history
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Atlanta United FC is hosting Colorado Rapids SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 23' Colorado Rapids SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' GOAL! Thiago Almada scores on 29.
  • 31' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' 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 Sebastian Anderson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Atlanta United FC 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' Kevin Cabral needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sam Nicholson.
  • 53' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Miguel Berry by Giorgos Giakoumakis on 53 minute.
  • 58' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 58.
  • 63' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' Jonathan Lewis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Cabral on 64 minute.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 74' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 74 minute. Santiago Sosa leaves to be changed by Franco Ibarra.
  • 79' The whistle greets Ralph Priso-Mbongue as he departs to be replaced by Calvin Harris.
  • 80' What a strike from Luiz Araujo! The score is 2-0.
  • 84' The whistle greets Luiz Araujo as he departs to be replaced by Tyler Wolff.
  • 87' GOAL! Tyler Wolff scores on 87.
  • 88' The Colorado Rapids SC manager makes a substitution. Danny Leyva departs to be replaced by Yosuke Hanya.
  • 90' Goal! Giorgos Giakoumakis scores his 56 goal in 127 matches.
  • With this win, Atlanta United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Hector Villalba 1
Tyler Wolff 1
Aleksei Miranchuk 1
Hector Villalba 1
Darren Yapi 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
1.67 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC48% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC27%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC33% Draw44% Colorado Rapids SC23%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.