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

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MLS · 2023

Seattle Sounders FC

0 – 2

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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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#23	Position	#13
46	Points	33
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 19
44	Scored	43
46	Conceded	60
-2	GD	-17
1.35	PPG	0.97
35%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

5/6

31-45

4/7

46-60

5/12

61-75

6/8

76+

7/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Atlanta United FC for this crunch clash at Lumen Field.
5' Seattle Sounders FC have won 474 goals from 302 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
7' Yeimar Gomez was booked on 7.
11' GOAL! Georgios Giakoumakis fires home to make it 0-1!
16' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yeimar Gomez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
26' The referee calls foul for Thiago Almada. He receives a card.
31' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
51' Miles Robinson, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
65' Georgios Giakoumakis adds to his 0 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
65' Edwin Mosquera was booked on 65.
67' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Xande Silva has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Wolff to step up.
69' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 69 minute. Joao Paulo leaves to be changed by Paul Rothrock.
73' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reed Baker-Whiting is hanging Nouhou Tolo on the field on 73 minute.
78' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
83' 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 Leo Chu suffering a number of foals already.
88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joao Paulo made 356 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atlanta United FC players.

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
Georgios Giakoumakis	2
Ronaldo Cisneros	2
Josef Martinez	2
Yeimar Gomez	1
Nicolas Lodeiro	1
Osaze De Rosario	1
Nicolas Lodeiro	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

1.28 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Atlanta United FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw30% Atlanta United FC31%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

61%

Seattle Sounders FC or Atlanta United FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC28% Draw50% Atlanta United FC22%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.5%

1 – 0

10.8%

0 – 1

2 – 1

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

2.5%

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%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+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

34% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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