Atlanta United vs Colorado Rapids Match Analysis & Prediction
18/05/2023 2:30 am
Atlanta United will be looking to bounce back from four successive defeats when they host Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, the visitors were beaten 2-1 at home by Philadelphia Union in a fiery contest at the weekend.
After picking up 18 points from their opening nine league matches of the current season – losing just one game during that period – Atlanta have since been beaten in three successive MLS games.
Nashville SC, Inter Miami and Charlotte FC have all beaten Gonzalo Pineda’s side, with Memphis 901 FC also stunning them in extra time of their US Open Cup fixture towards the end of April.
Trailing 1-0 at home to Charlotte at half-time over the weekend, Andrew Gutman’s 51st-minute dismissal gave the hosts little chance of mounting a comeback, with goals from Karol Swiderski and Justin Meram taking the game away from them before the hour mark.
Having missed out on the playoffs in his first season in charge last time out, Pineda will be desperate to bounce back and reach the business end of the MLS campaign this time around, with his players needing to return to winning ways sooner rather than later to avoid a losing rot setting in at the club.
Colorado head into their contest against Atlanta sitting just outside the playoff spots in the Western Conference table, having missed out on the chance to move back inside them by losing at home to Philadelphia last time out.
Goals from Kai Wagner and Julian Carranza either side of half time turned the game on its head after Connor Ronan had converted a penalty in the 38th minute, before Braian Galvan and Jesus Bueno were both sent off during second half injury-time in a match which featured 11 cards in total.
The defeat brought an end to Colorado’s impressive nine-game unbeaten run across all competitions, although five of their seven league matches during that run had ended in draws, minimising their upwards movement in the table.
However, they will sense an excellent opportunity to inflict more misery on their forthcoming opponents on Wednesday, and secure the positive result that could bring them back into the top seven.
Atlanta United vs. Colorado Rapids Head to head
These two teams have previously met on just four occasions, where Atlanta have claimed three victories while Colorado have won once.
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25/06/2017Atlanta United1Colorado Rapids0MLS
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15/09/2018Colorado Rapids0Atlanta United3MLS
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28/04/2019Atlanta United1Colorado Rapids0MLS
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06/03/2022Colorado Rapids3Atlanta United0MLS
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18/05/2023Atlanta UnitedN/AColorado RapidsN/AMLS
Atlanta United Team News
Atlanta will be without Gutman due to suspension after his dismissal against Charlotte, with Caleb Wiley likely to drop into a deeper position at left-back.
Erik Lopez, Osvaldo Alonso and Brad Guzan are all expected to remain sidelined through serious injuries, but Georgios Giakoumakis could be set for a start after only being deployed from the bench at the weekend.
Atlanta United's Last 5 Matches
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23/04/2023Atlanta United2Chicago Fire1MLS
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27/04/2023Atlanta United1Memphis 9012(E)US Open Cup
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29/04/2023Nashville SC3Atlanta United1MLS
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07/05/2023Inter Miami2Atlanta United1MLS
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14/05/2023Atlanta United1Charlotte3MLS
Colorado Rapids Team News
Colorado will travel without the suspended Galvan, who was sent off despite only appearing as a second-half substitute during his side’s defeat to Philadelphia.
Jackson Travis, Abraham Rodriguez, Aboubacar Keita and Jack Price all remain sidelined through injury.
Colorado Rapids's Last 5 Matches
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27/04/2023Colorado Rapids3Northern Colorado1US Open Cup
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30/04/2023Vancouver Whitecaps0Colorado Rapids0MLS
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07/05/2023LA Galaxy1Colorado Rapids3MLS
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10/05/2023Sacramento Republic2Colorado Rapids4US Open Cup
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14/05/2023Colorado Rapids1Philadelphia Union2MLS
Atlanta United vs. Colorado Rapids: Odds and Predictions
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