Atlanta United FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Atlanta United FC

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Philadelphia Union

Sat 17 May 2025 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Alejandro Bedoya

Y 49' Bruno Damiani

Luis Abram 57' Y

Y 89' Kai Wagner

Edwin Mosquera 90' Y

Overview

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

Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

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

Atlanta United FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2025-04-19 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-09-28 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2024-04-14 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union 2023-10-04 Philadelphia Union 3–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Philadelphia Union	H	0–1	L
15 May	Austin FC	A	1–1	D
10 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
03 May	Nashville SC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	0–3	L
19 Apr	Philadelphia Union	A	0–3	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Atlanta United FC	A	1–0	W
14 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–2	W
10 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–2	D
03 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
26 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	3–0	W
19 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	3–0	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union get this one started.
5' 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.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Atlanta United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
20' The whistle greets Brooks Lennon as he departs to be replaced by Saba Lobzhanidze.
21' The referee has no hesitation. Alejandro Bedoya is booked for Philadelphia Union — card on 21.
26' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
31' Quinn Sullivan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
36' 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.
41' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Chris Donovan by Tai Baribo on 46 minute.
49' Bruno Damiani is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
54' Philadelphia Union have won 477 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' The referee calls foul for Luis Abram. He receives a card.
59' GOAL! Tai Baribo scores on 59.
60' Philadelphia Union make a change. Alejandro Bedoya trudges off to be replaced by Quinn Sullivan on 60 minutes.
65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Indiana Vassilev made 355 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
67' Emmanuel Latte Lath has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamal Thiare on 67 minute.
71' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Jesus Bueno is replaced by Indiana Vassilev on 71 minute.
76' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
81' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
86' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Pedro Amador departs to be replaced by Bartosz Slisz.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Kai Wagner argues furiously but the card stands.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Edwin Mosquera.
90' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Jacob Glesnes comes on to replace Mikkel Uhre.
With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Derrick Williams
14
Jamal Thiare ↓ Emmanuel Latte Lath 67'
11
Brooks Lennon ↓ Saba Lobzhanidze 20'
44
Luis Abram
59
Aleksei Miranchuk
1
Brad Guzan
10
Miguel Almiron
18
Pedro Amador ↓ Bartosz Slisz 86'
8
Tristan Muyumba ↓ Edwin Mosquera 67'
35
Ajani Fortune
47
Matthew Edwards

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

27
Kai Wagner
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↓ Quinn Sullivan 60'
26
Nathan Harriel
8
Jesus Bueno ↓ Indiana Vassilev 71'
25
Chris Donovan ↓ Tai Baribo 46'
7
Mikkel Uhre ↓ Jacob Glesnes 90'
20
Bruno Damiani ↓ Danley Jean Jacques 60'
29
Olwethu Makhanya
76
Andrew Rick
39
Frankie Westfield
4
Jovan Lukic

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Atlanta United FC Form

2025-05-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2025-05-15 Austin FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2025-05-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2025-05-03 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2025-04-26 Orlando City SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC L 2025-04-19 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Atlanta United FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2025-05-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2025-05-14 Philadelphia Union 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2025-05-10 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-05-03 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Philadelphia Union W 2025-04-26 Philadelphia Union 3–0 D.C. United SC W 2025-04-19 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.02 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC27% Draw29% Philadelphia Union44%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

73%

Atlanta United FC or Philadelphia Union

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC20% Draw50% Philadelphia Union30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

11.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

8.3%

0 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	22%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

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