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 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#13	Position	#6
33	Points	50
34	Played	34
9 / 6 / 19	W / D / L	14 / 8 / 12
43	Scored	66
60	Conceded	52
-17	GD	+14
0.97	PPG	1.47
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

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/7

46-60

5/12

61-75

6/8

76+

7/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union has kicked off!
5' Olivier Mbaizo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' 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.
15' Jamiro Monteiro, a Cape Verde Islands midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Alejandro Bedoya was booked on 30.
35' 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.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
41' Leon Flach is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
46' Cory Burke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergio Santos at the 46 minute mark.
51' The 25-year-old Leon Flach has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
53' A moment of madness from Anthony Fontana on 53 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Philadelphia Union will be frustrated.
58' The Poland Kacper Przybylko breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 1-0!
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jakob Glesnes.
65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
69' Jack McGlynn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Fontana on 69 minute.
70' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Franco Ibarra is withdrawn and Alan Franco gets his opportunity.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
76' Erik Lopez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 76.
81' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' The whistle greets Erik Lopez as he departs to be replaced by Jake Mulraney.
83' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anton Walkes makes no mistake. 2-0!
88' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Thiago Almada	2
Andrew Gutman	2
Julian Carranza	2
Mikkel Uhre	2
Daniel Gazdag	2
Brenden Aaronson	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

1.43 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC36% Draw26% Philadelphia Union38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 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

11.7%

1 – 2

8.6%

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 1

3.6%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	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.