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Atlanta United FC First Half Goals
In 166 MLS matches, 73.5% of Atlanta United FC’s first halves produced a goal, 13th of the 30 published clubs in the division. They scored before halftime in 41.6% of them and conceded in 53.0%.
What Atlanta United FC’s first halves look like
Atlanta United FC are close to two different sides either side of the coach door: a first-half goal of their own in 55.6% of home matches, 28.2% of away ones, 27.4pp between them. Travel costs Atlanta United FC at the back: 60.0% of their away matches bring an early goal against, next to 45.7% of home ones.
Early scoring in Atlanta United FC’s matches tends to happen at the wrong end. They let one in before the break in 53.0% of matches and find the net in 41.6%, 11.4pp apart. No published club in the division leans on its own ground more than Atlanta United FC do for early goals.
An early goal in Atlanta United FC’s matches tends to be the only one: a second follows just 45% of the time, where the division manages 52%. Atlanta United FC guard the first half better than they attack it: 21st of 30 in the division for early goals conceded, 28th for scoring them.
Every figure on this page rests on 166 completed Atlanta United FC matches over 5 seasons (2022 to 2026). That is enough to separate a clear tendency from noise, and not enough to split it much further by venue or opponent.
Atlanta United FC first-half profile
| A goal before halftime (over 0.5) | 73.5% |
|---|---|
| Two or more (over 1.5) | 33.1% |
| Three or more (over 2.5) | 12.7% |
| Average first-half goals in their matches | 1.25 |
| Matches in which they scored before halftime | 41.6% |
| Matches in which they conceded before halftime | 53.0% |
| First-half goals scored per match | 0.53 |
| First-half goals conceded per match | 0.72 |
| Matches counted | 166 |
| Seasons covered | 5 (2022 to 2026) |
The over rows count goals by either side; the scored and conceded rows split that between them.
Home and away
| Venue | Over 0.5 | Over 1.5 | Scored | Conceded | Avg goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 76.5% | 35.8% | 55.6% | 45.7% | 1.35 | 81 |
| Away | 70.6% | 30.6% | 28.2% | 60.0% | 1.15 | 85 |
Atlanta United FC score before halftime 55.6% of the time at home against 28.2% away, a gap of 27.4pp. Each row rests only on the matches played at that venue, so read them as two separate samples rather than one split in half.
Atlanta United FC against MLS
| Line | Atlanta United FC | MLS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 73.5% | 73.6% | −0.1pp |
| Over 1.5 | 33.1% | 38.6% | −5.5pp |
| Over 2.5 | 12.7% | 15.5% | −2.8pp |
Counted from 166 matches · 5 seasons · 2022 to 2026.
How to read these numbers
- These are historical rates over pooled seasons, not a forecast. A club that has changed manager, division or squad reads as the average of every version of itself on record.
- The opponent matters as much as the club. A high-scoring side against a defense that rarely concedes early is a different fixture from the same side against one that does.
For the model’s estimate of an actual upcoming fixture rather than this club’s history, see first half goals predictions and how the model works.
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