Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Atlanta United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 20 Jun 2021 · 18:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Alejandro Bedoya
Y 41' Leon Flach
Y 53' Anthony Fontana
Y 60' Jakob Glesnes
Erik Lopez 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union — 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

5
5
6
Atlanta United FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2019-10-25 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-08-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2019-03-17 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2018-07-07 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D
29 May Nashville SC H 2–2 D
23 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
15 May Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
09 May Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D
01 May New England Revolution A 1–2 L
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
30 May Portland Timbers H 3–0 W
23 May D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
15 May New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
12 May New England Revolution H 1–1 D
08 May Chicago Fire FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Philadelphia Union
#14 Position #15
11 Points 7
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
14 Scored 18
23 Conceded 30
-9 GD -12
0.79 PPG 0.47
21% Win % 7%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Mercedes-Benz Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Curtin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 283 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 15' Marcelino Moreno is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 20' Cory Burke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 35' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Andre Blake has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leon Flach.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Sergio Santos is replaced by Cory Burke.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 53' Anthony Fontana picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Goal! Kacper Przybylko scores his 19 goal in 286 matches.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Jakob Glesnes is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Jack McGlynn. He replaces Anthony Fontana on 69 minute.
  • 70' Alan Franco is ready to make an impact after coming on for Franco Ibarra at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Erick Torres is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
  • 76' Erik Lopez was booked on 76.
  • 81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jake Mulraney is hanging Erik Lopez on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anton Walkes makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 88' Atlanta United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2019-10-25 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2019-08-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2019-03-17 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2018-07-07 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-05-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-09 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-05-01 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-30 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Portland Timbers W 2021-05-23 D.C. United SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-15 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2021-05-12 Philadelphia Union 1–1 New England Revolution D 2021-05-08 Chicago Fire FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC42% Draw28% Philadelphia Union30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
58%
Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC30% Draw47% Philadelphia Union23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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