Colorado Rapids SC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

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Colorado Rapids SC

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Atlanta United FC

Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Colorado Rapids SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Sorin Stoica
Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Thomas Zablocki
Referee Younes Marrakchi

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

Colorado Rapids SC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	0–3	L
09 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–2	L
26 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	0–6	L
20 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
15 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
12 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–0	W
02 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–1	W
04 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–2	D
28 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC		Atlanta United FC
#26	Position	#14
16	Points	11
15	Played	14
5 / 1 / 9	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
25	Scored	14
24	Conceded	23
+1	GD	-9
1.07	PPG	0.79
33%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/4

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Colorado Rapids SC and Atlanta United FC get this one started.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Kellyn Acosta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 272 appearances.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giles Barnes, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Colorado Rapids SC 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.
30' 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.
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' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Eric Remedi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
50' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
70' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
85' Miguel Almiron is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
90' 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 Jeff Larentowicz suffering a number of foals already.
With this win, Atlanta United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Tommy Smith
19
Jack Price
7
Giles Barnes ↓ Shkelzen Gashi 62'
2
Edgar Castillo
1
Tim Howard C
10
Kellyn Acosta
28
Sam Nicholson ↓ Niki Jackson 46'
24
Kortne Ford
21
Bismark Adjei-Boateng ↓ Cole Bassett 82'
17
Dillon Serna
94
Marlon Hairston

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafael Navarro	2
Miguel Almiron	2
Miguel Almiron	2
Darren Yapi	1
Julian Gressel	1
Diego Rubio	1
Andre Shinyashiki	1
Jonathan Lewis	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.22 Colorado Rapids SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.96 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Colorado Rapids SC25% Draw25% Atlanta United FC50%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw

50%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

75%

Colorado Rapids SC or Atlanta United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Colorado Rapids SC19% Draw42% Atlanta United FC39%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap	Colorado Rapids SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	13%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	22%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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

Colorado Rapids SC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Colorado Rapids SC Form

Atlanta United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Clean Sheet