Saturday's match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will honor Pediatric Illness patients in several moments throughout the match.
Atlanta United hosts Seattle Sounders this Saturday, July 26 (7:30 pm) looking to bounce back after the loss at home last weekend against Charlotte FC. This match comes right before Atlanta United begins play in the 2025 Leagues Cup, next Wednesday, July 30 vs Mexican side Necaxa at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (see tickets and everything you need to know about Leagues Cup).
Everything you need to know:
- Coming to the match? Here's How to Conquer Matchday, including information about tailgate lots, parking and our Matchday Apple Guide
- Roof will be Closed
- Gates open at 6:00 pm
- View tickets here
Head-to-Head
- Atlanta United and Seattle Sounders have faced each other six times in MLS Regular Season, with Atlanta winning two, Seattle once and three draws.
- Atlanta has outscored Seattle 18-8 in their matchups.
- Saturday's match will be the fourth time both teams will play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta has never lost against Seattle at home, winning two matches and drawing once. Last match in Atlanta was in August 6, 2022.
- The last time both teams faced each other was in August 20, 2023 at Lumen Field, with a win for Atlanta, 2-0.
- Atlanta's CEO and President Garth Lagerwey and Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director Chris Henderson were both part of the Seattle Sounders front office from 2015 to 2022 and 2008 to 2021, respectively.
What you need to know about Atlanta United
- Atlanta United scores 40% of their goals in the last quarter of the match (between minutes 76 and 90). This is the highest percentage in the league this season.
- Atlanta has scored goals in 8 of their 11 matches at home this season.
- Atlanta is winless in their last six matches.
- When Atlanta United scores the first goal at home, they've won in 50% of their matches, when they're scored on first they've managed to win 27% of their matches.
- Brad Guzan made his 300th Career MLS Regular Season appearance last time out against Charlotte (ATL UTD + Chivas USA). He’s just the 7th goalkeeper in MLS to reach that mark.
- Miguel Almirón has scored 25 goals in all competitions for ATL UTD in his career. Only Josef Martinez (111) and Thiago Almada (26) have scored more goals in all competitions for ATL UTD in club history.
- Miguel Almirón moved into 3rd all-time on the ATL UTD assist list with his 35th assist in all competitions for ATL UTD. Only Brooks Lennon (40), Julian Gressel (39) have recorded more assists in all competitions for ATL UTD in club history.
- Brooks Lennon is sitting on 249 career regular season games played in MLS (ATL UTD + Real Salt Lake). He needs just one more appearance to reach 250.
- Bartosz Slisz made his 50th start in all competitions for ATL UTD last time out against Charlotte. He became the 28th player in club history to reach 50 starts in all comps.
- Saba Lobjanidze has 18 assists in his MLS regular season career with ATL UTD. He needs just 2 assists to become the 6th player in franchise history to reach 20 MLS regular season assists.
What you need to know about Seattle Sounders
- Seattle Sounders scores 24% of their goals between the 16-30 minutes.
- Seattle haven't lost in their last four matches.
- Seattle is the team with the most amount of red cards this season in MLS, with 5.
- Seattle haven't scored in 5 of their 11 matches away this season.
- If Seattle scores first the probability of them winning is 81% for away matches, but if they get scored on first their win probability is only 9%.
Players to Watch
- Emmanuel Latte Lath is Atlanta's top scorer with 7 goals this season.
- Albert Rusnak is Seattle's top socrer with 10 goals this season.
