The Major League Soccer continues this weekend when Atlanta United welcomes FC Cincinnati to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the seventh round of the campaign. Kickoffs on 17th April 2022 at 01:00 EAT.
Atlanta United sits fourth in the Eastern conference standings with 10 points after the first sixth matches. Overall, the Five Stripes have been able to create more scoring opportunities consistently this season, but there are still issues surrounding their movement off the ball; an area that they struggled with last week in North Carolina. Atlanta is undefeated at Mercedes-Benz Stadium this season and has not gone pointless in the Peach State since falling 2-0 to Nashville SC in August of last year.
Atlanta United prepare for this meeting hoping for better results following 1-0 MLS to Charlotte FC in their last outing .In that match, Atlanta United managed 49% possession and 16 shots with six of them on target. Charlotte FC got 15 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Alcívar (11′).
On the other hand, Cincinnati is placed in the sixth place with six points. Cincinnati had an extra week of preparation to ponder what went wrong in their previous encounter in which they squandered two one-goal leads, dropping a second consecutive contest. The Orange and Blue will seek to get one over the hosts after failing to win the last four meetings between the two teams since July 2020.
FC Cincinnati and their fans will hope to get better results after 3-4 MLS loss to Montreal Impact in their last game. In that match, FC Cincinnati managed 42% possession, 18 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Vázquez (12′) and Acosta (61′). Montreal Impact got nine shots with six of them on target and goals by Mihailovic (17′, 41′), Johnston (20′ Own goal), Kamara (45′) and Torres (67′).
Atlanta United vs FC Cincinnati head to head
Atlanta is the dominant sides in the history of this fixture having won five times out of the eight meetings since 2019. Two matches ended in draws while Cincinnati holds a solitary win.
- Cincinnati 1-2 Atlanta 07/11/21
- Atlanta 4-0 Cincinnati 16/09/21
- Cincinnati 1-1 Atlanta 22/07/21
- Atlanta 2-0 Cincinnati 02/11/20
- Atlanta 0-1 Cincinnati 16/07/20
Home
- Charlotte 1-0 Atlanta
- DC United 0-1 Atlanta
- Atlanta 3-3 Montreal
- Atlanta 2-1 Charlotte
- Colorado 3-0 Atlanta
Away
- Cincinnati 3-4 Montreal
- Charlotte 2-0 Cincinnati
- Cincinnati 3-1 Miami
- Orlando 1-2 Cincinnati
- Cincinnati 0-1 DC United
Atlanta United tea news
Coach boss Gonzalo Pineda will be without the services of Josef Martinez, Osvaldo Alonso, Matheus Rossetto, Emerson Hyndman, Luiz Araujo and Thiago Almada who have all been ruled out through injuries.
Cincinnati team news
Manager Pat Noonan is grateful to have no fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this fixture.
Prediction and odds
Atlanta has been superb on home turf and will back themselves against a floundering Cincinnati team. They have picked up three wins and one draw from their last four games against the Orange and Blue.
- Atlanta United Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score
