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Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union, 2018

MLS · 2018
Atlanta United FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 2 Jun 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Jonathan Johnson
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.

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

5
5
7
Atlanta United FC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-02 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
30 May New England Revolution A 1–1 D
20 May New York Red Bulls H 1–3 L
13 May Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
09 May Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
06 May Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
30 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
26 May New York Red Bulls A 0–0 D
19 May Real Salt Lake H 4–1 W
12 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–0 W
09 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Philadelphia Union
#14 Position #6
27 Points 39
27 Played 27
7 / 6 / 14 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
32 Scored 54
45 Conceded 44
-13 GD +10
1.00 PPG 1.44
26% Win % 41%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Philadelphia Union winning 50% of all matches.
  • 20' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 40' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Cory Burke is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 55' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • It finishes all square. Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 6
Josef Martinez 4
Julian Carranza 2
Mikkel Uhre 2
Daniel Gazdag 2
Brenden Aaronson 2
Nathan Harriel 2
Tai Baribo 2

Head to Head

2018-06-02 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-06-02 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2018-05-30 New England Revolution 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2018-05-20 Atlanta United FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls L 2018-05-13 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-06-02 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-05-26 New York Red Bulls 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-05-12 Montreal Impact FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC44% Draw24% Philadelphia Union32%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
56%
Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC31% Draw42% Philadelphia Union27%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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