Philadelphia Union vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Philadelphia Union

3 – 1

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Y 12' Eric Remedi

Marco Fabian 78' Y

Sergio Santos 89' Y

Y 90' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez

Overview

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Philadelphia Union vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Matthew Nelson
Referee Kevin Klinger
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee

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

Philadelphia Union 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Atlanta United FC 2019-03-17 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2018-07-07 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Atlanta United FC 2018-06-02 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	3–1	W
24 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	3–1	W
18 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–2	L
11 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
04 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	5–1	W
28 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–4	L

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	2–0	W
11 Aug	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
03 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
27 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	3–4	L

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		Atlanta United FC
#13	Position	#15
16	Points	12
18	Played	18
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 12
25	Scored	19
33	Conceded	33
-8	GD	-14
0.89	PPG	0.67
22%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Philadelphia Union launch into their encounter with Atlanta United FC.
5' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
12' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eric Remedi.
17' 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.
22' Philadelphia Union are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' 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.
37' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Dion Pereira is replaced by Justin Meram on 46 minute.
47' Josef Martinez adds to his 0 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
52' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jamiro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
57' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Julian Gressel has done his job and it is now time for Franco Escobar to step up.
58' A change in the Philadelphia Union ranks — Fafa Picault exits the field as Ilsinho enters on 58.
61' The USA Brenden Aaronson breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 1-1!
66' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
71' Kai Wagner has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 289 appearances.
76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' Philadelphia Union make a change. Brenden Aaronson trudges off to be replaced by Sergio Santos on 77 minutes.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Marco Fabian is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 78.
83' Atlanta United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
84' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Gonzalo Martinez is replaced by Hector Villalba on 84 minute.
85' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anthony Fontana is hanging Marco Fabian on the field on 85 minute.
86' A stunning finish from Kacper Przybylko — that came from absolutely nowhere!
88' What a strike from Sergio Santos! The score is 3-1.
89' The referee calls foul for Sergio Santos. He receives a Yellow card.
90' A moment of madness from Leandro Gonzalez Pirez on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Atlanta United FC will be frustrated.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Philadelphia Union 3-1 Atlanta United FC.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Andrew Wooten
78
Aurelien Collin
21
Anthony Fontana ↑ 85'
25
Ilsinho ↑ 58'
12
Joe Bendik
16
RJ Allen
17
Sergio Santos ↑ 77'

Coach Jim Curtin

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Gonzalo Martinez ↓ Hector Villalba 84'
16
Emerson Hyndman
11
Eric Remedi
1
Brad Guzan
7
Josef Martinez
18
Jeff Larentowicz C
5
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
24
Julian Gressel ↓ Franco Escobar 57'
12
Miles Robinson
6
Darlington Nagbe
28
Dion Pereira ↓ Justin Meram 46'

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	6
Josef Martinez	4
Tai Baribo	2
Thiago Almada	2
Andrew Gutman	2
Julian Carranza	2
Mikkel Uhre	2
Daniel Gazdag	2

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-08-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-08-24 Philadelphia Union 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2019-08-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-08-11 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-04 D.C. United SC 1–5 Philadelphia Union W 2019-07-28 Montreal Impact FC 4–0 Philadelphia Union L

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-08-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-08-24 Orlando City SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-08-19 Portland Timbers 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2019-08-03 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-07-27 Los Angeles FC 4–3 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.85 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union49% Draw25% Atlanta United FC26%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

73%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

51%

Philadelphia Union or Atlanta United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union36% Draw42% Atlanta United FC22%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

1 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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