I don’t know if anyone yet understand how Atlanta’s match against LAFC last Saturday ended up with a lopsided 5-0 scoreline, But thanks to Opta’s handy dandy geo-stats, we can at least see some patterns that happened in the game that led to the three points for the Five Stripes.
First, we look at just how deep of a defensive block Atlanta set in it’s own half against an LAFC team that dominated possession. Only eight of Atlanta’s 54 ball recoveries happened in LAFC’s half of the field.