📏 Form Guide

Atlanta United

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Atlanta United go into this game after a 2-2 MLS stalemate against Philadelphia Union.

In that game, Atlanta United had 62% possession and 19 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Atlanta United, the goals were scored by Daniel Ríos (55') and Caleb Wiley (63'). At the other end, Philadelphia Union had 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Mikael Uhre (73') and Kai Wagner (77') scored for Philadelphia Union.

Over their last six games, Gonzalo Pineda's Atlanta United have scored a total of 12 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match of 2.

FC Cincinatti

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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Montreal Impact in MLS action, FC Cincinatti and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, FC Cincinatti had 50% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for FC Cincinatti was Yuya Kubo (58'). For their opponents, CF Montreal got 17 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Josef Martínez (45') and Ariel Lassiter (62') scored for Montreal Impact.

The numbers tell their own story, and FC Cincinatti have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 8 goals overall. Defensively, FC Cincinatti have clearly had some problems.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 15/09/2021 tells us that Atlanta United have won 2 of these games and FC Cincinatti 1, with the tally of drawn results being 3.

A combined total of 18 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 11 from The Five Stripes and 7 netted by Cincinatti. That’s an average goals per game of 3.

The last league match featuring these sides was MLS match day 49 on 21/10/2023 and the score finished FC Cincinatti 2-2 Atlanta United.

That day, FC Cincinatti had 57% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The goalscorers were Dominique Badji (25') and Luciano Acosta (45').

For their opponents, Atlanta United got 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. Giorgos Giakoumakis (12', 32') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Joe Dickerson.

ℹ️ Team News: Atlanta United

Georgios Giakoumakis (Bone edema), Xande Silva (Adductor injury) and Stian Gregersen (Meniscus injury) won’t be able to feature for Atlanta United gaffer Gonzalo Pineda.

We are thinking that The Five Stripes may well employ a 4-2-3-1 system for this one, utilising Brad Guzan, Brooks Lennon, Noah Cobb, Luis Abram, Caleb Wiley, Tristan Muyumba, Bartosz Slisz, Saba Lobzhanidze, Thiago Almada, Edwin Mosquera and Daniel Rios.

📋 Team News: FC Cincinatti

With a fully healthy group to pick from, the FC Cincinatti manager Pat Noonan does not have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this clash.

From our viewpoint, FC Cincinatti seem most likely to utilise a 3-4-1-2 system, giving starts to Alec Kann, Nick Hagglund, Matt Miazga, Miles Robinson, DeAndre Yedlin, Luca Orellano, Obinna Nwobodo, Pavel Bucha, Luciano Acosta, Yuya Kubo and Corey Baird.

🔮 Prediction

Our assessment is that FC Cincinatti have enough to find the back of the net against this Atlanta United outfit, although that may not quite be enough to avoid a loss.

We’re predicting a close game with a 2-1 win for Atlanta United at the end of this one. There looks to be little in this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 23:24 20/04/2024