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Atlanta to continue strong form against Minnesota

Atlanta to continue strong form against Minnesota
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On Wednesday, in-form Atlanta United will look to put pressure on the top two in the Eastern Conference, as they host Minnesota United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta are currently third in the Eastern Conference, just three points behind New York City in the race for a top-two finish. The home side have been in fine form in MLS of late, as they have won five of their seven games in the American top-flight.

Tata Martino’s side have also scored two or more goals in seven of their last eight MLS outings, so are prolific in front of goal. Atlanta are also hard to beat, as the team from Georgia have suffered just one defeat in their last 15 MLS outings.

Martino’s side are 12 games unbeaten on home soil in MLS, having recorded ten wins in the process. They have also scored two or more goals in ten of those 12 unbeaten home games in MLS. In their MLS history, Atlanta have lost just two of their 15 games on home soil.

The visitors are currently ninth in the Western Conference and are playing for very little but pride at the moment. They have endured mixed fortunes in MLS in recent games, but have won just two of their last five games in the American top-flight. Last time out, Adrian Heath’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat at Houston Dynamo.

Minnesota have a very poor record on the road in MLS. The Blaine-based side have won just two of their 14 away games in MLS and suffered 10 defeats in the process.

Their biggest problem on the road has been conceding too many goals, as they have conceded at least two goals in 12 of their 14 away games in MLS.

Atlanta heads into this game in far better form than the visitors do, so it is understandable that Forebet predicts that the home side will record a victory in this clash.

 

Major League Soccer Eastern Conference
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Inter Miami CF 24 12 7 3 2 14
2
FC Cincinnati 21 11 6 3 2 4
3
Toronto FC 19 11 6 1 4 0
4
New York Red Bulls 17 11 4 5 2 0
5
Columbus Crew 15 10 3 6 1 3
6
Philadelphia Union 14 10 3 5 2 3
7
DC United 14 11 3 5 3 -1
8
Charlotte FC 14 11 4 2 5 -1
9
New York City FC 14 11 4 2 5 -1
10
Atlanta United 12 10 3 3 4 3
11
Montreal Impact 12 10 3 3 4 -7
12
Nashville SC 11 10 2 5 3 -4
13
Chicago Fire 10 11 2 4 5 -8
14
Orlando City SC 9 10 2 3 5 -7
15
New England Revolution 7 10 2 1 7 -11
Major League Soccer Western Conference
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Real Salt Lake 21 11 6 3 2 9
2
Minnesota United 20 10 6 2 2 6
3
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 11 5 4 2 4
4
Vancouver Whitecaps 18 10 5 3 2 8
5
Colorado Rapids 18 11 5 3 3 3
6
Austin FC 16 11 4 4 3 1
7
Los Angeles FC 15 11 4 3 4 0
8
Houston Dynamo 14 10 4 2 4 -1
9
Saint Louis City 13 10 2 7 1 1
10
Sporting Kansas City 11 11 2 5 4 -1
11
Seattle Sounders 10 11 2 4 5 0
12
Portland Timbers 10 11 2 4 5 -3
13
FC Dallas 8 10 2 2 6 -5
14
San Jose Earthquakes 7 11 2 1 8 -9

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