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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 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

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
#14 Position #30
11 Points 11
14 Played 14
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
14 Scored 14
23 Conceded 36
-9 GD -22
0.79 PPG 0.79
21% Win % 21%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 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
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Atlanta United FC welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Melia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lobato made 281 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Michael Parkhurst needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Darlington Nagbe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 80' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • It finishes all square. Atlanta United FC and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 0-2.

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
Daniel Salloi 2
Josef Martinez 2
Dominic Dwyer 1
Gerso Fernandes 1
Gerso Fernandes 1
Daniel Salloi 1
Ezequiel Barco 1
Luiz Araujo 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
2 / 4
1.32 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Sporting Kansas City 71%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

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 FC26% Draw48% Sporting Kansas City26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
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% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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