📊 Form Guide

Atlanta United

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Atlanta United enter this match coming off the back of a 1-1 MLS drawn game against New York City FC.

In that match, Atlanta United managed 47% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The only player to score for Atlanta United was Jamal Thiaré (65'). At the other end, New York City FC had 23 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Santiago Rodríguez (43') was the scorer for New York City FC.

Gonzalo Pineda's Atlanta United have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 10 times in their past half-dozen outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures stands at 5.

Philadelphia Union

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Philadelphia Union will come into the game following on from a 1-2 MLS win with the downing of Nashville in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Philadelphia Union had 49% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Philadelphia Union, the goalscorers were Julián Carranza (62') and Dániel Gazdag (90'). On the other side, Nashville got 11 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Sam Surridge (42') was the scorer for Nashville.

Jim Curtin's Philadelphia Union have seen their efforts on goal rewarded 9 times in the course of their latest 6 matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during that period equals 10.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 20/06/2021 shows us that Atlanta United have won 1 of these & Philadelphia Union 3, with the number of drawn games being 2.

A total of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for The Five Stripes and 10 created by The U. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league fixture featuring these sides was MLS match day 46 on 04/10/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Philadelphia Union 3-2 Atlanta United.

In that match, Philadelphia Union had 40% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 6 on target. The goalscorers were Dániel Gazdag (39'), Mikael Uhre (41') and Julián Carranza (45').

On the other side, Atlanta United had 12 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Thiago Almada (56') and Edwin Mosquera (77') scored.

The match was refereed by Alex Chilowicz.

ℹ️ Team News: Atlanta United

Daniel Ríos (Calf stiffness), Georgios Giakoumakis (Bone edema), Xande Silva (Adductor injury) and Stian Gregersen (Meniscus injury) aren’t available for Atlanta United manager Gonzalo Pineda.

In our view, The Five Stripes look set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 system, handing starts to Brad Guzan, Brooks Lennon, Noah Cobb, Luis Abram, Caleb Wiley, Tristan Muyumba, Bartosz Slisz, Saba Lobzhanidze, Thiago Almada, Tyler Wolff and Daniel Rios.

📋 Team News: Philadelphia Union

From our viewpoint, The U could decide to begin the game with a 4-1-2-1-2 lineup, starting Andre Blake, Nathan Harriel, Jakob Glesnes, Damion Lowe, Kai Wagner, Jose Andres Martinez, Alejandro Bedoya, Jack McGlynn, Daniel Gazdag, Quinn Sullivan and Julian Carranza.

💭 Prediction

It’s likely that Philadelphia Union may well find it hard to find the back of the net against a Atlanta United outfit who look likely to create many chances to win well.

We’re expecting a 3-0 victory for Atlanta United when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 18:02 14/04/2024