Atlanta United receive Portland Timbers for another exciting Major League Soccer match here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals (6) in Major League Soccer
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Portland Timbers, who are travelling more than 4100 kilometers to play this game.
This promises to be an entertaining fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both teams are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Atlanta United form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Atlanta United's two home games in the Major League Soccer so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
It's back home for Atlanta United, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Charlotte away with the result 3-0. Wiley (2) and Araújo found the net in that victory. Atlanta United decided the match against Charlotte in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy. Midfield player Wiley got a match rating of 8.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Wiley scored two goals, served one assist and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Toronto that ended 1-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Atlanta's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 3 matches, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Early season league goal statistics from Atlanta United's 2 home games: {3 goals}, 2 conceded.
Portland Timbers form and stats
Portland Timbers have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Major League Soccer were 3 victories, 7 draws and 7 defeats from 17 fixtures.
Home advantage was not enough for Portland Timbers in their previous game as they lost hosting Saint Louis City, 1-2. Defender McGraw was the best team player with a rating of 7.31. McGraw scored one goal and won 7 of 15 duels.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Los Angeles FC's place.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Portland Timbers playing away, we found 7 games. Results were 2 away wins, 1 draw and 4 home wins.
It's early days yet, but Portland Timbers has scored 2 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Atlanta victories, two draws and one Portland Timbers win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Almada 2 goals |  C. Wiley 2 goals |  M. Rossetto 1 goals |
Atlanta United missing players
Portland Timbers missing players
| Atlanta United | Portland Timbers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | 8.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 7.7 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.3 | 18 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 5.3 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 38% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 8.7 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15 | 12.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.7 |
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals (6) in Major League Soccer
| Atlanta United | Last season | Portland Timbers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 16 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Scored | S | 25 | 53 | ||
| 52 | 22 | Conceded | C | 34 | 53 | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 82% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 94% | 88% | ||
| 73% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 59% | ||
| 33% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 32% | ||
| 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 18% | ||
| 70% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 76% | ||
| 18% | 19% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 18% | ||
| 21% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 12% | ||
| 6.6 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 16.1 | 17.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 12.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 27% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | ||
| 12.6 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 14.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Atlanta United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Inter Miami | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | New England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | DC United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | New York City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Toronto | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | New York RB | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 15 | Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 46 | 67 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 65 |
| 3 | New York RB | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 53 |
| 4 | New York City | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 52 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -9 | 48 |
| 7 | Inter Miami | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -9 | 48 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | New England | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 34 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 52 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -8 | 42 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -6 | 40 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -9 | 39 |
| 13 | Toronto | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 66 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 37 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | DC United | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -35 | 27 |
