Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sun 23 May 2021 · 20:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 2' Erik Lopez
Y 3' Erik Lopez
Nouhou Tolo 31' Y
Y 32' Emerson Hyndman

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2
2
Seattle Sounders FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
17 May Los Angeles FC H 2–0 W
13 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
09 May Portland Timbers A 2–1 W
03 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W
24 Apr Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
15 May Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
09 May Internacional CF Miami A 1–1 D
01 May New England Revolution A 1–2 L
25 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
17 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–0 D

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' Three points are at stake. Seattle Sounders FC host Atlanta United FC — let the battle begin!
  • 2' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 2.
  • 3' The referee calls foul for Erik Lopez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 6' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raul Ruidiaz makes it 1-0.
  • 7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raul Ruidiaz makes it 2-0.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Emerson Hyndman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' Nouhou Tolo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' Emerson Hyndman is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
  • 37' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 47' Alex Roldan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 292 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 57' Supporters expect more eagerness from Erik Lopez, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 67' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
  • 72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stefan Cleveland made 283 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Georgios Giakoumakis 2
Ronaldo Cisneros 2
Josef Martinez 2
Josef Martinez 1
Harry Shipp 1
Andrew Gutman 1
Cristian Roldan 1

Head to Head

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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-03 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-05-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-09 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-05-01 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2021-04-25 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-04-17 Orlando City SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC57% Draw27% Atlanta United FC16%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
43%
Seattle Sounders FC or Atlanta United FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw51% Atlanta United FC12%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.8%
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
12.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 2
2.5%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 26% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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