Atlanta United FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
Atlanta United FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC — MLS .
- Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Rubiel Vazquez
- Referee Matthew Nelson
- Referee Adam Garner
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–1 W 11 Mar D.C. United SC H 3–1 W 03 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–4 L 10 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W 04 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W Season Stats
Atlanta United FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC #14 Position #16 11 Points 32 14 Played 14 3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 2 14 Scored 34 23 Conceded 12 -9 GD +22 0.79 PPG 2.29 21% Win % 71% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season36% Clean Sheets
Vancouver Whitecaps FC this seasonAtlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Vancouver Whitecaps FC are 16th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Atlanta United FC0-15–/216-30–/231-451/146-602/261-751/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededVancouver Whitecaps FC0-153/216-306/–31-452/346-60–/361-753/–76+6/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Atlanta United FC gets underway.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' 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.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' Atlanta United 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.
- 25' Anthony Blondell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' The travelling Vancouver Whitecaps FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Mezquida made 276 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 50' 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.
- 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jose Aja suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' 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.
- 65' Vancouver Whitecaps FC is showing some good football. However, Vancouver Whitecaps FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 70' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' Vancouver Whitecaps FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
- 80' 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.
- 85' It’s high time Carl Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Miguel Almiron, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atlanta United FC players.
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Lineups
Atlanta United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 1
- 7
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18
Jeff Larentowicz ↓ Kevin Kratz 60'
- 3
- 5
- 15
- 16
- 24
- 10
- 6
Bench
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32
Kevin Kratz ↑ 60'
- 25
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9
Romario Williams ↑ 90'
- 12
- 28
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30
Andrew Carleton ↑ 78'
- 4
Coach Gerardo MartinoVancouver Whitecaps FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 77
- 1
- 28
- 22
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6
Efrain Juarez ↓ Yordy Reyna 67'
- 18
- 8
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11
Nicolas Mezquida ↓ Brek Shea 46'
- 67
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9
Anthony Blondell ↓ Erik Hurtado 55'
Bench
- 12
- 3
- 31
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20
Brek Shea ↑ 46'
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29
Yordy Reyna ↑ 67'
- 13
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19
Erik Hurtado ↑ 55'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josef Martinez 4 Josef Martinez 3 Aaron Maund 1 Erik Hurtado 1 Aaron Maund 1 Erik Hurtado 1 Atlanta United FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.08 Atlanta United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.75 Vancouver Whitecaps FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Atlanta United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.83Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 72% 28% ± 3.5 53% 47% ± 4.5 34% 66% Double Chance
Atlanta United FC or Draw 70%Draw or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 53%Atlanta United FC or Vancouver Whitecaps FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Atlanta United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–1 not predicted4 – 1Actual1 – 1 8.7%2 – 1 8%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.7%3 – 1 5.5%3 – 2 4.8%2 – 0 4.8%2 – 3 4%1 – 0 4%1 – 3 3.9%0 – 2 3.4%0 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC
Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Vancouver Whitecaps FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 14% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 19% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 16% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Vancouver Whitecaps FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.