Atlanta United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Atlanta United FC

2 – 1

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sat 6 Aug 2022 · 19:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 82' Alex Roldan

Y 83' Alex Roldan

Juan Sanchez 89' Y

Y 90' Nicolas Lodeiro

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 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 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-07-14 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
30 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–0	D
25 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–2	L
17 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	Austin FC	H	0–3	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
03 Aug	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
30 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
24 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L
14 Jul	Nashville SC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		Seattle Sounders FC
#14	Position	#24
27	Points	35
27	Played	26
7 / 6 / 14	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 9
32	Scored	33
45	Conceded	34
-13	GD	-1
1.00	PPG	1.35
26%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 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

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Atlanta United FC have kicked off against Seattle Sounders FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
15' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
23' GOAL! Ronaldo Cisneros scores on 23.
24' Ronaldo Cisneros has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
34' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
44' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
45' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Matheus Rossetto is withdrawn and Marcelino Moreno gets his opportunity.
50' Seattle Sounders 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.
55' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Leo Chu trudges off to be replaced by Danny Leyva on 55 minutes.
60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
65' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franco Ibarra is hanging Ronaldo Cisneros on the field on 65 minute.
68' What a strike from Cristian Roldan! The score is 2-1.
73' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gonzalo Pineda will be considering his options from the bench.
78' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
81' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Santiago Sosa by Andrew Gutman on 81 minute.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Roldan on 82.
82' A change in the Atlanta United FC ranks — Aiden McFadden exits the field as Edwin Mosquera enters on 82.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alex Roldan.
88' Leo Chu has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 332 appearances.
89' Joshua Atencio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Albert Rusnak at the 89 minute mark.
89' Atlanta United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Nicolas Lodeiro was booked on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Atlanta United FC 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Matheus Rossetto ↓ Marcelino Moreno 45'
19
Luiz Araujo
6
Alan Franco
5
Santiago Sosa ↓ Andrew Gutman 81'
7
Josef Martinez
8
Thiago Almada
34
Rocco Rios Novo
26
Caleb Wiley
29
Ronaldo Cisneros ↓ Franco Ibarra 65'
37
Aiden McFadden ↓ Edwin Mosquera 82'
22
Juan Sanchez

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Ronaldo Cisneros	2
Josef Martinez	2
Georgios Giakoumakis	2
Harry Shipp	1
Andrew Gutman	1
Cristian Roldan	1
Aleksei Miranchuk	1

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2022-08-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-07-30 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2022-07-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2022-07-17 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2022-07-09 Atlanta United FC 0–3 Austin FC L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-08-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-03 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-07-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-07-14 Nashville SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Seattle Sounders FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC40% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

60%

Atlanta United FC or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC26% Draw50% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.9%

1 – 0

9.7%

0 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

3.2%

1 – 3

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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