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

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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

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
#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' And we are off! Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union — let the football do the talking.
4' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Nathan Harriel will be fuming at that decision.
7' Goal! Thiago Almada scores his 37 goal in 170 matches.
12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
22' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's 3-4-1-2 shape.
27' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Miguel Berry is ready to make an impact after coming on for Georgios Giakoumakis at the 30 minute mark.
35' Philadelphia Union looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Milan Iloski scoring 1 goals.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Franco Ibarra has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
48' Philadelphia Union player sees a card in front of him.
53' Machop Chol, a Sudsudan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
58' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
63' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Tyler Wolff comes on to replace Machop Chol.
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mikkel Uhre on 65.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amar Sejdic on 70.
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Ibarra on 75.
76' The supporters are chanting for Joaquin Torres. He replaces Jose Martinez on 76 minute.
79' Brooks Lennon does the damage! The net is bulging and Atlanta United FC surge ahead!
84' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
87' A change in the Atlanta United FC ranks — Caleb Wiley exits the field as Andrew Gutman enters on 87.
90' Joaquin Torres has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
It finishes all square. Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union share the spoils 2-0.

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
Tai Baribo	2
Thiago Almada	2
Andrew Gutman	2
Julian Carranza	2
Mikkel Uhre	2
Daniel Gazdag	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

1.61 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC40% Draw25% Philadelphia Union35%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

60%

Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC28% Draw43% Philadelphia Union29%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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