Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Seattle Sounders FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Mon 21 Aug 2023 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 11' Georgios Giakoumakis

0–2 65' Georgios Giakoumakis

Yeimar Gomez 7' Y

Y 26' Thiago Almada

Y 65' Edwin Mosquera

Overview

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Atlanta United FC 2022-08-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-07-14 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	0–2	L
16 Jul	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L
09 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–2	W
02 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
25 Jun	Orlando City SC	H	0–0	D

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–0	W
15 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	L
12 Jul	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–0	W
02 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W
24 Jun	New York Red Bulls	A	0–4	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Atlanta United FC
#24	Position	#15
24	Points	12
17	Played	18
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 12
20	Scored	19
22	Conceded	33
-2	GD	-14
1.41	PPG	0.67
41%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

5 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Atlanta United FC kicks off things out of here…
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
7' Controversy at the stadium! Yeimar Gomez argues furiously but the card stands.
11' Georgios Giakoumakis makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Atlanta United FC are in front.
16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
26' The referee calls foul for Thiago Almada. He receives a card.
31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
46' The 35-year-old Raul Ruidiaz has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' Nicolas Lodeiro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
61' Jackson Ragen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 29 cards already picked up this season.
65' What composure from Georgios Giakoumakis! The Greece international strokes it home. 0-2.
65' Edwin Mosquera was booked on 65.
67' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Tyler Wolff on, Xande Silva off on 67 minutes.
69' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Joao Paulo is withdrawn and Paul Rothrock gets his opportunity.
73' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Nouhou Tolo by Reed Baker-Whiting on 73 minute.
78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
83' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
The points are shared — Seattle Sounders FC 0-2 Atlanta United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Ronaldo Cisneros	2
Josef Martinez	2
Georgios Giakoumakis	2
Andrew Gutman	1
Cristian Roldan	1
Aleksei Miranchuk	1
Pedro De la Vega	1

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-08-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2023-07-16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-07-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2023-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Orlando City SC D

Atlanta United FC Form

2023-08-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2023-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2023-07-12 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2023-07-08 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2023-07-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2023-06-24 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw31% Atlanta United FC30%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

61%

Seattle Sounders FC or Atlanta United FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC28% Draw52% Atlanta United FC20%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

13%

1 – 0

12%

0 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 1

3.3%

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	22%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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