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 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

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
#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 history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Seattle Sounders FC and Atlanta United FC has kicked off!
5' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
7' The referee calls foul for Yeimar Gomez. He receives a card.
11' Atlanta United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Georgios Giakoumakis on 11.
16' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
21' Joao Paulo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
26' Thiago Almada is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
36' 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.
41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tristan Muyumba, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 284 games and scored 450 goals.
65' GOAL! Georgios Giakoumakis scores on 65. Assisted by Thiago Almada
65' Atlanta United FC player sees a card in front of him.
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' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 69 minute. Joao Paulo leaves to be changed by Paul Rothrock.
73' The whistle greets Nouhou Tolo as he departs to be replaced by Reed Baker-Whiting.
78' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
83' Seattle Sounders 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.
88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brad Guzan made 283 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Seattle Sounders FC.

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
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 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

0.83 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC42% Draw32% Atlanta United FC26%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC29% Draw54% Atlanta United FC17%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 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

Actual

3 – 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.