Atlanta United FC vs New England Revolution, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 17 Jul 2021 · 21:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Alan Franco 69' Y

Jackson Conway 75' Y

Y 77' Henry Kessler

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs New England Revolution — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
New England Revolution 27 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 17 games · Avg 3.0 goals New England Revolution

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New England Revolution 2021-05-01 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2019-10-19 Atlanta United FC 1–0 New England Revolution 2019-10-06 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New England Revolution 2019-04-13 New England Revolution 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

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

New England Revolution

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
#14	Position	#3
27	Points	46
27	Played	27
7 / 6 / 14	W / D / L	14 / 4 / 9
32	Scored	45
45	Conceded	36
-13	GD	+9
1.00	PPG	1.70
26%	Win %	52%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). New England Revolution are 3rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/6

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New England Revolution

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

7/5

46-60

6/2

61-75

2/4

76+

10/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

New England Revolution

Carles Gil	12 G	4 A
Dor Turgeman	7 G	7 A
Peyton Miller	7 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Atlanta United FC and New England Revolution is underway.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past New England Revolution's compact .
10' The 28-year-old Henry Kessler has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Anton Walkes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 376 appearances.
18' New England Revolution is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gustavo Bou on 18.
19' A stunning finish from Gustavo Bou — that came from absolutely nowhere!
24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
29' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Christian Mafla has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and New England Revolution are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
44' Maciel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
49' 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.
54' Wilfrid Kaptoum is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New England Revolution so far.
58' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Jackson Conway on, Erick Torres off on 58 minutes.
63' 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.
67' Time for substitution for New England Revolution. Wilfrid Kaptoum is replaced by Thomas McNamara.
69' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 69.
72' Christian Mafla is replacing DeJuan Jones for the New England Revolution side.
75' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Henry Kessler on 77.
77' Erik Lopez makes way for Tyler Wolff at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atlanta United FC.
82' The crowd applauds Matt Polster as he leaves the pitch. Arnor Ingvi Traustason steps in for New England Revolution.
87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New England Revolution that had 290 games and scored 416 goals.
The referee brings this contest to a close. New England Revolution take all three points.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

New England Revolution Lineups

Starting XI

5
Wilfrid Kaptoum ↓ Thomas McNamara 67'
22
Carles Gil
7
Gustavo Bou ↓ Teal Bunbury 82'
2
Andrew Farrell
15
Brandon Bye
18
Brad Knighton
8
Matt Polster ↓ Arnor Ingvi Traustason 82'
9
Adam Buksa
24
DeJuan Jones ↓ Christian Mafla 72'
4
Henry Kessler
13
Maciel

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carles Gil	6
Giacomo Vrioni	5
Josef Martinez	3
Gustavo Bou	3
Thiago Almada	3
Georgios Giakoumakis	3
Peyton Miller	2
Dor Turgeman	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

2 / 4

1.12 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 New England Revolution xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or New England Revolution 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC31% Draw30% New England Revolution39%

Actual: New England Revolution win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

60%

Draw or New England Revolution

69%

Atlanta United FC or New England Revolution

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC22% Draw49% New England Revolution29%

Actual: New England Revolution win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10.2%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.5%

1 – 0

0 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	New England Revolution covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

New England Revolution keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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