Atlanta United should be probable winners of this home match vs Cincinnati, if the league table is to be trusted. Or could we be looking at a possible?
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals (8) at home in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Major League Soccer
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Atlanta United form and stats
Atlanta United have collected seven points from their first three Major League Soccer games here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a promising start.
The supporters are hoping that Atlanta United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Charlotte (placed 6th). Attacking player Moreno bettered all the other players in that game and was awarded a match rating of 8.15 out of 10. Moreno hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 26 successful passes (of 30 total).
Before that match, a win away at DC United.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Chattanooga are coming to town in two days.
Atlanta United are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Atlanta United defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cincinnati form and stats
Things could have gone better for Cincinnati in their Major League Soccer away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
The manager Noonan was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground. Cincinnati suffered a 3-4 loss to Montreal Impact (placed 9th). A mental game with heaps of goals last time out for Cincinnati, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that match, will this fixture be as gleeful? The attacker Acosta got a match rating of 7.82 in that game. Acosta scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 34 successful passes (of 42 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Charlotte wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.A new game in only two days for Cincinnati, the US Open Cup home match versus Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Cincinnati concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five Atlanta victories, two draws and one Cincinnati win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 5 goals |   J. Martínez 2 goals | B. Lennon 1 goals |
Atlanta United missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| Atlanta United | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 6.2 | 6.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.3 | 12.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11 | 14.3 |
| 5 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 5.2 |
| 30% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 22% | 26% |
| 12.3 | 13.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 13.3 | 12.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
- All of Atlanta United's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Cincinnati's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atlanta United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals (8) at home in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cincinnati have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | New York RB | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Toronto | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | DC United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 12 | New York City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | New England | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 4 |
