Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Lumen Field.
- Seattle Sounders FC 9 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Atlanta United FC 11 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 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 #19 Position #12 20 Points 10 9 Played 11 6 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 7 13 Scored 12 5 Conceded 18 +8 GD -6 2.22 PPG 0.91 67% Win % 27% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history56% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season9% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this seasonSeattle Sounders FC are 19th (20 pts). Atlanta United FC are 12th (10 pts).
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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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Seattle Sounders FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
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Joao Paulo ↓ Paul Rothrock 69'
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Bench- 12
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Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 73'
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Paul Rothrock ↑ 69'
Coach Brian SchmetzerAtlanta United FC
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Xande Silva ↓ Tyler Wolff 67'
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Bench- 31
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Tyler Wolff ↑ 67'
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Coach Gonzalo Pineda -
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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