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

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#14
35	Points	27
26	Played	27
9 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 6 / 14
33	Scored	32
34	Conceded	45
-1	GD	-13
1.35	PPG	1.00
35%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, Atlanta United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Paulo made 352 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
7' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Yeimar Gomez gets a card.
11' A goal from the Greece international Georgios Giakoumakis! He fires home on 11 to make it 0-1!
16' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
21' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
26' It’s a booking for Atlanta United FC player. Thiago Almada gets a card.
31' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
36' It’s high time Gonzalo Pineda made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' Atlanta United FC 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.
51' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' Yeimar Gomez, a Colombia , has 46 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
61' Brooks Lennon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
65' Georgios Giakoumakis with the second goal in the match!
65' A moment of madness from Edwin Mosquera on 65 minutes earns him a card. Atlanta United FC will be frustrated.
67' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Tyler Wolff comes on to replace Xande Silva.
69' The whistle greets Joao Paulo as he departs to be replaced by Paul Rothrock.
73' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Nouhou Tolo exits the field as Reed Baker-Whiting enters on 73.
78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
83' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
88' Over 88 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

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
Josef Martinez	1
Harry Shipp	1
Andrew Gutman	1
Cristian Roldan	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

1.22 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Atlanta United FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw31% Atlanta United FC31%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

62%

Seattle Sounders FC or Atlanta United FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC27% Draw51% Atlanta United FC22%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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