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Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Atlanta United FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Wed 9 May 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic

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

2
1
Atlanta United FC 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
06 May Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
28 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 4–1 W
22 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
15 Apr New York City FC H 2–2 D
07 Apr Los Angeles FC H 5–0 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
06 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
28 Apr New England Revolution A 0–1 L
21 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 6–0 W
15 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 2–2 D
09 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Sporting Kansas City
#15 Position #30
12 Points 14
18 Played 18
3 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
19 Scored 18
33 Conceded 46
-14 GD -28
0.67 PPG 0.78
17% Win % 22%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 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
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atlanta United FC to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Hector Villalba has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Honduras international Roger Espinoza has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' Josef Martinez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 75' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Kansas City players.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 2
Daniel Salloi 2
Ezequiel Barco 1
Luiz Araujo 1
Dominic Dwyer 1
Gerso Fernandes 1
Gerso Fernandes 1
Daniel Salloi 1

Head to Head

2018-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-05-06 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-04-28 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-04-07 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Los Angeles FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.39 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Sporting Kansas City 71% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC36% Draw29% Sporting Kansas City35%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
64%
Atlanta United FC or Sporting Kansas City
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC27% Draw46% Sporting Kansas City27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
8%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
26% ✗

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