Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Atlanta United FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sun 2 Jul 2023 · 20:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Thiago Almada 7' 1–0

Brooks Lennon 79' 2–0

Y 4' Nathan Harriel

Y 48' Julian Carranza

Y 65' Mikkel Uhre

Amar Sejdic 70' Y

Franco Ibarra 75' Y

Y 90' Joaquin Torres

Overview

Match Preview

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

Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2023-07-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-09-17 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Philadelphia Union 2022-08-31 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Atlanta United FC 2021-09-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Atlanta United FC 2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
24 Jun	New York Red Bulls	A	0–4	L
21 Jun	New York City FC	H	2–2	D
10 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	3–1	W
08 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D
31 May	New England Revolution	H	3–3	D

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	0–2	L
24 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	H	4–1	W
21 Jun	Orlando City SC	A	2–2	D
11 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
03 Jun	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
31 May	Charlotte FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		Philadelphia Union
#15	Position	#13
12	Points	16
18	Played	18
3 / 3 / 12	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
19	Scored	25
33	Conceded	33
-14	GD	-8
0.67	PPG	0.89
17%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/3

61-75

3/6

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

2 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as Atlanta United FC face off against Philadelphia Union in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
4' The referee calls foul for Nathan Harriel. He receives a card.
7' Magnificent from Thiago Almada! That is 36 goals in 165 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
12' Machop Chol has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
27' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Georgios Giakoumakis is replaced by Miguel Berry on 30 minute.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
48' Julian Carranza picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-1-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
63' Tyler Wolff gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Machop Chol and will look to change the dynamic.
65' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a card on 65.
70' That is a card for Atlanta United FC. Amar Sejdic will be fuming at that decision.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Franco Ibarra argues furiously but the card stands.
76' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Jose Martinez by Joaquin Torres on 76 minute.
79' GOAL! Brooks Lennon fires home to make it 2-0!
84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
87' Atlanta United FC make a change. Caleb Wiley trudges off to be replaced by Andrew Gutman on 87 minutes.
90' Joaquin Torres picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Full Time. Atlanta United FC beats Philadelphia Union

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

11
Brooks Lennon
4
Luis Abram
1
Brad Guzan
23
Thiago Almada
2
Ronald Hernandez
13
Amar Sejdic
14
Franco Ibarra
30
Machop Chol ↓ Tyler Wolff 63'
26
Caleb Wiley ↓ Andrew Gutman 87'
22
Juan Sanchez
7
Georgios Giakoumakis ↓ Miguel Berry 30'

Bench

Philadelphia Union Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-07-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2023-06-24 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Atlanta United FC L 2023-06-21 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2023-06-10 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-06-08 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2023-05-31 Atlanta United FC 3–3 New England Revolution D

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-07-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-06-24 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-06-21 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-06-11 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-06-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-05-31 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Charlotte FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.59 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC44% Draw26% Philadelphia Union30%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

56%

Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC31% Draw44% Philadelphia Union25%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

7.3%

0 – 0

6.9%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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