Atlanta United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Atlanta United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

San Jose Earthquakes

Sun 26 Feb 2023 · 00:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 12' Jeremy Ebobisse

Thiago Almada 90+3' 1–1

Y 13' Carlos Gruezo

Franco Ibarra 90' Y

Y 90' Benjamin Kikanovic

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 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 4 games · Avg 4.0 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-26 Atlanta United FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-09-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
09 Oct	New York City FC	H	1–2	L
01 Oct	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
17 Sep	Philadelphia Union	H	0–0	D
14 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	1–0	W
10 Sep	Toronto FC	H	4–2	W

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
09 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
02 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
25 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
18 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
15 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		San Jose Earthquakes
#15	Position	#18
12	Points	33
18	Played	18
3 / 3 / 12	W / D / L	10 / 3 / 5
19	Scored	37
33	Conceded	24
-14	GD	+13
0.67	PPG	1.83
17%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 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

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/6

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/2

46-60

6/6

61-75

4/1

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

2 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Atlanta United FC welcome San Jose Earthquakes for this crunch clash at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
5' It’s high time Luchi Gonzalez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Rodrigues needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
12' The deadlock is broken! Jeremy Ebobisse gets on the scoresheet on 12 minutes.
13' What a moment for Jeremy Ebobisse! That strike on 13 puts his side firmly in control.
13' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Carlos Gruezo.
18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
19' Controversy at the stadium! Carlos Gruezo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
24' Matheus Rossetto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
29' A quiet spell here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
34' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
39' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
49' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
56' Derrick Etienne is replacing Caleb Wiley for the Atlanta United FC side.
60' The whistle greets Paul Marie as he departs to be replaced by Carlos Akapo.
61' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Carlos Akapo comes on to replace Paul Marie.
66' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
69' Benjamin Kikanovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cade Cowell on 69 minute.
74' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
79' Cristian Espinoza has been relatively quiet despite scoring 42 goals in his last 175 appearances.
80' Amar Sejdic is replacing Matheus Rossetto for the Atlanta United FC side.
85' Miguel Trauco makes way for Tanner Beason at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Ibarra on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Miguel Trauco ↓ Tanner Beason 85'
14
Jackson Yueill
7
Carlos Gruezo
11
Jeremy Ebobisse
42
Daniel
4
Jonathan Mensah
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Jack Skahan 85'
26
Rodrigues
3
Paul Marie ↓ Carlos Akapo 61'
44
Cade Cowell ↓ Benjamin Kikanovic 69'
35
Jamiro Monteiro ↓ Michael Baldisimo 85'

Bench

29
Carlos Akapo ↑ 61'
22
Tommy Thompson
1
J.T. Marcinkowski
55
Michael Baldisimo ↑ 85'
15
Tanner Beason ↑ 85'
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 85'
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↑ 69'
25
Ousseni Bouda

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	2
Josef Martinez	2
Brad Guzan	1
Nick Lima	1
Thiago Almada	1
Danny Hoesen	1
Jeremy Ebobisse	1
Vako Qazaishvili	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.68 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or San Jose Earthquakes 77% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC42% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes35%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

65%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

58%

Atlanta United FC or San Jose Earthquakes

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC27% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes33%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.8%

0 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 1

4.8%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 0

4.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

3 – 1

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	19%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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

Atlanta United FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

San Jose Earthquakes Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Clean Sheet