Atlanta United FC vs New England Revolution, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Atlanta United FC vs New England Revolution — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- New England Revolution 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul | New England Revolution | H | 0–1 | L |
| 09 Jul | Nashville SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 04 Jul | Chicago Fire FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 27 Jun | New York Red Bulls | H | 0–0 | D |
| 23 Jun | New York City FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 20 Jun | Philadelphia Union | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Jul | Toronto FC | H | 2–3 | L |
| 03 Jul | Columbus Crew SC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 28 Jun | FC Dallas | A | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Jun | New York Red Bulls | H | 3–2 | W |
| 19 Jun | New York City FC | A | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Atlanta United FC | New England Revolution | |
|---|---|---|
| #15 | Position | #3 |
| 12 | Points | 30 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 3 / 3 / 12 | W / D / L | 9 / 3 / 6 |
| 19 | Scored | 28 |
| 33 | Conceded | 23 |
| -14 | GD | +5 |
| 0.67 | PPG | 1.67 |
| 17% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
71%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
65%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
11%
Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
Atlanta United FC this season
32%
Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
New England Revolution this season
Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (30 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New England Revolution
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/–
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Atlanta United FC
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 5 G | 2 A |
New England Revolution
| Carles Gil | 5 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' New England Revolution is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 18' What composure from Gustavo Bou! The Argentina international strokes it home. 0-1.
- 19' Against the run of play, Gustavo Bou has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 24' It’s high time Gabriel Heinze made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. New England Revolution seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 39' New England Revolution has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
- 44' New England Revolution is showing some good football. However, New England Revolution are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 49' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 54' Atlanta United FC have won 433 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 58' Atlanta United FC make a change. Erick Torres trudges off to be replaced by Jackson Conway on 58 minutes.
- 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 67' The whistle greets Wilfrid Kaptoum as he departs to be replaced by Thomas McNamara.
- 69' Alan Franco picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 72' Christian Mafla is ready to make an impact after coming on for DeJuan Jones at the 72 minute mark.
- 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jackson Conway.
- 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Henry Kessler.
- 77' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Erik Lopez by Tyler Wolff on 77 minute.
- 82' Matt Polster makes way for Arnor Ingvi Traustason at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from New England Revolution.
- 87' New England Revolution are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- Full Time. New England Revolution beats Atlanta United FC
Lineups
Atlanta United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 11
- 6
- 10
- 23
- 25
- 13
- 32
-
31
Erick Torres ↓ Jackson Conway 58'
-
16
Erik Lopez ↓ Tyler Wolff 77'
- 30
Bench
- 9
- 33
- 2
- 3
- 18
-
28
Tyler Wolff ↑ 77'
-
36
Jackson Conway ↑ 58'
Coach
Gabriel Heinze
New England Revolution Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 22
-
7
Gustavo Bou ↓ Teal Bunbury 82'
- 2
- 15
- 18
- 8
- 9
-
24
DeJuan Jones ↓ Christian Mafla 72'
- 4
- 13
Bench
-
25
Arnor Ingvi Traustason ↑ 82'
- 6
-
10
Teal Bunbury ↑ 82'
-
26
Thomas McNamara ↑ 67'
- 36
- 23
-
32
Christian Mafla ↑ 72'
- 28
- 11
Coach
Bruce Arena
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carles Gil | 6 |
| Giacomo Vrioni | 5 |
| Thiago Almada | 3 |
| Georgios Giakoumakis | 3 |
| Josef Martinez | 3 |
| Gustavo Bou | 3 |
| Dor Turgeman | 2 |
| Adam Buksa | 2 |
Head to Head
Atlanta United FC Form
2021-07-17
Atlanta United FC
0–1
New England Revolution
L
2021-07-09
Nashville SC
2–2
Atlanta United FC
D
2021-07-04
Chicago Fire FC
3–0
Atlanta United FC
L
2021-06-27
Atlanta United FC
0–0
New York Red Bulls
D
2021-06-23
New York City FC
1–0
Atlanta United FC
L
2021-06-20
Atlanta United FC
2–2
Philadelphia Union
D
New England Revolution Form
2021-07-17
Atlanta United FC
0–1
New England Revolution
W
2021-07-07
New England Revolution
2–3
Toronto FC
L
2021-07-03
Columbus Crew SC
2–2
New England Revolution
D
2021-06-28
FC Dallas
2–1
New England Revolution
L
2021-06-23
New England Revolution
3–2
New York Red Bulls
W
2021-06-19
New York City FC
2–3
New England Revolution
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04
Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41
New England Revolution xG
I would bet for:
New England Revolution or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New England Revolution win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Atlanta United FC or Draw
59%
Draw or New England Revolution
71%
Atlanta United FC or New England Revolution
70%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: New England Revolution win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.2%
Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC
| Handicap | Atlanta United FC covers | Push | New England Revolution covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 16% | 74% |
| -0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 22% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 13% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

