📊 Form Guide

Atlanta United

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Atlanta United enter this fixture following a 1-1 MLS drawn game against Austin FC.

In that game, Atlanta United had 49% possession and 8 shots on goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Atlanta United was Jamal Thiaré (92'). Austin FC had 18 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Brandon Vázquez (55') was the scorer for Austin FC.

Atlanta United have really been misfiring of late. Their sum of goals equals just 3 versus opposing sides during the course of their last six matches. In those meetings, Atlanta United have also seen the number of goals against them total 11. While that may be of interest, we’ll just have to find out if such a trend shall persist in this next match or not.

Philadelphia Union

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Philadelphia Union will come into the meeting following on from a 3-2 MLS win as they beat Los Angeles Galaxy in their previous game.

In that game, Philadelphia Union had 57% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 9 of them on target. For Philadelphia Union, the scorers were Nathan Harriel (48') and Tai Baribo (50', 96'). At the other end, LA Galaxy had 3 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Mauricio Cuevas (31') and Diego Fagúndez (37') scored for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Over the course of their last six clashes, Philadelphia Union have bagged a tally of 13 goals. Philadelphia Union have additionally got on the scoresheet in every single one of those games. In that time, they have seen 6 goals go into their own net.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 17/09/2022 shows us that Atlanta United have won 1 of them and Philadelphia Union 2, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.

In all, 16 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from The Five Stripes and 9 for The U. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.

The previous league encounter between the two was MLS match day 13 on 19/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Philadelphia Union 3-0 Atlanta United.

That time, Philadelphia Union managed 29% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Quinn Sullivan (27'), Danley Jean Jacques (50') and Tai Baribo (84').

For their opponents, Atlanta United had 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

The referee was Allen Chapman.

📋 Team News: Atlanta United

It looks as if The Five Stripes could kick off with a 5-3-2 formation in the match featuring Brad Guzan, Matthew Edwards, Derrick Williams, Luis Abram, Brooks Lennon, Pedro Amador, Aleksey Miranchuk, Tristan Muyumba, Ajani Fortune, Jamal Thiare and Miguel Almiron.

ℹ️ Team News: Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union manager Bradley Carnell has to choose a team with limited availability. Andre Blake (Knee injury), Ian Glavinovich (Knee injury) and Markus Anderson (Ankle injury) are not able to play.

From our viewpoint, The U might elect for a 4-4-2 formation, choosing Andrew Rick, Francis Westfield, Olwethu Makhanya, Nathan Harriel, Kai Wagner, Alejandro Bedoya, Jesus Bueno, Jovan Lukic, Chris Donovan, Bruno Damiani and Mikael Uhre.

⚡ Prediction

Our assessment is that Philadelphia Union and Atlanta United could end up without much reward for their efforts here.

Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. We’re therefore anticipating a tight encounter with a 0-0 draw when the referee blows the final whistle.

Lucas Pereira, 23:16 17/05/2025