Atlanta United FC vs Minnesota United FC — US Open Cup 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 7+ matches
Atlanta United FC62%
Minnesota United FC18%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Atlanta United FC creates 103% more chances
Season form · 7 home / 8 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over60
- Under40
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes56
- No44
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Atlanta United FC ↓
Most likely 1–1 (10%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Atlanta United FC at home — creates 2.43, concedes 0.57 · 7 matches
Minnesota United FC away — creates 1.50, concedes 1.75 · 8 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Atlanta United FC attack 2.43 + Minnesota United FC defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 2.09
Minnesota United FC attack 1.50 + Atlanta United FC defence 0.57 → ÷2 → 1.03
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 62%?"
Atlanta United FC at 62% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 62% does not mean "Atlanta United FC will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Events
Head to Head
Atlanta United FC host Minnesota United FC on Wednesday, 28 August 2019 at 00:00. The match is part of the US Open Cup 2018/2019 season.
Atlanta United FC 2 – 1 Minnesota United FC
Atlanta United FC beat Minnesota United FC 2-1 in US Open Cup on August 28, 2019.
Goals: C. Gasper (10' o.g.), G. Martínez (16'), R. Lod (47').
The match was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia).