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Colorado Rapids SC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 3
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

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

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

2
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#22 Position #14
36 Points 27
27 Played 27
11 / 3 / 13 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 14
38 Scored 32
38 Conceded 45
+0 GD -13
1.33 PPG 1.00
41% Win % 26%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Colorado Rapids SC host Atlanta United FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Julian Gressel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
  • 35' Eric Remedi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Tommy Smith, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Giles Barnes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerardo Martino might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 279 games and scored 400 goals.
  • With this win, Atlanta United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Miguel Almiron 2
Rafael Navarro 2
Miguel Almiron 2
Jonathan Lewis 1
Luiz Araujo 1
Giorgos Giakoumakis 1
Thiago Almada 1
Hector Villalba 1

Head to Head

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

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Atlanta United FC L 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-20 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Atlanta United FC W 2018-09-02 D.C. United SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC L 2018-08-25 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-08-04 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2018-07-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.1 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC23% Draw25% Atlanta United FC52%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
48%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
77%
Colorado Rapids SC or Atlanta United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC17% Draw42% Atlanta United FC41%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 4
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 22% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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