Major League Soccer · Matchweek 21
Atlanta United
ATL
2–1Full time
Sporting Kansas City
SPO
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
50%Possession47%
38%Territory34%
9%From set plays18%
0.15Chance quality0.10
6.2%Directness4.7%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Atlanta United, 3 for Sporting KC. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Atlanta United
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.