Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Lumen Field.
- Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
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 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 #21 Position #14 24 Points 11 13 Played 14 7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9 17 Scored 14 11 Conceded 23 +6 GD -9 1.85 PPG 0.79 54% Win % 21% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this seasonSeattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Seattle Sounders FC0-152/116-302/331-452/146-602/–61-75–/176+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededAtlanta United FC0-15–/216-30–/231-451/146-602/261-751/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Seattle Sounders FC gets underway.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 7' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 7.
- 11' Atlanta United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Georgios Giakoumakis on 11.
- 16' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 21' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
- 26' It’s a booking for Atlanta United FC player. Thiago Almada gets a card.
- 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leo Chu made 322 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 36' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Stefan Frei has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Xande Silva, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
- 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 65' Goal! Georgios Giakoumakis scores his 13 goal in 280 matches.
- 65' The referee calls foul for Edwin Mosquera. He receives a card.
- 67' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyler Wolff is hanging Xande Silva on the field on 67 minute.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Paul Rothrock. He replaces Joao Paulo on 69 minute.
- 73' Reed Baker-Whiting is replacing Nouhou Tolo for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
- 78' Albert Rusnak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 83' 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.
- 88' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- The final score is 0-2.
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Lineups
Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Joao Paulo ↓ Paul Rothrock 69'
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- 24
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- 28
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- 25
Bench
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- 19
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- 45
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Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 73'
- 26
- 73
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Paul Rothrock ↑ 69'
Coach Brian SchmetzerAtlanta United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 12
- 23
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Xande Silva ↓ Tyler Wolff 67'
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- 21
- 26
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Bench
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- 18
- 5
- 6
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- 13
- 19
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Tyler Wolff ↑ 67'
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Coach Gonzalo Pineda -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Raul Ruidiaz 3 Ronaldo Cisneros 2 Josef Martinez 2 Georgios Giakoumakis 2 Harry Shipp 1 Andrew Gutman 1 Cristian Roldan 1 Aleksei Miranchuk 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 DAtlanta 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 accuracy2 / 41.22 Seattle Sounders FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.83 Atlanta United FC xGI would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Atlanta United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.05Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 61% 39% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 6% 94% Double Chance
Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 73%Draw or Atlanta United FC 58%Seattle Sounders FC or Atlanta United FC 68%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Atlanta United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 15.2%1 – 0 14.4%1 – 1 14%0 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 9.1%2 – 1 7.7%1 – 2 5.3%0 – 2 Actual3 – 0 3.6%2 – 2 3.4%3 – 1 3.2%1 – 3 1.5%Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC
Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 13% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 24% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 16% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet 44% ✓Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.