Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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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

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Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 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 2.9 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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' That's the starting whistle at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union.
5' 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.
10' 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.
15' England international Anton Walkes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' 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.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' The referee calls foul for Alejandro Bedoya. He receives a Yellow card.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' Olivier Mbaizo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 294 appearances.
41' Leon Flach is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
46' Cory Burke gets the nod from Philadelphia Union. He replaces Sergio Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Erick Torres is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
53' Anthony Fontana has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
58' Magnificent from Kacper Przybylko! That is 19 goals in 294 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jakob Glesnes on 60.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
69' The supporters are chanting for Jack McGlynn. He replaces Anthony Fontana on 69 minute.
70' Alan Franco is replacing Franco Ibarra for the Atlanta United FC side.
75' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' Atlanta United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' Santiago Sosa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
82' Jake Mulraney gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Erik Lopez and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Against the run of play, Anton Walkes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
88' Erik Lopez, a Paraguay , has 5 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

3 / 4

1.44 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC36% Draw26% Philadelphia Union38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

64%

Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC25% Draw44% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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