Bring on Cincinnati - Atlanta United! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this game could be immense!
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atlanta United have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Cincinnati form and stats
4-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Cincinnati so far this season.
Cincinnati's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Philadelphia Union (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league victory after playing, but not winning, seven consecutive matches. Vazquez has scored in three games in a row. First-class! Barreal was "man of the match" with a rating of 9.13 out of 10. The defender Barreal scored one goal, hit three key passes and won 3 of 8 duels.
Before that, Cincinnati played out a draw 4-4 when visiting Inter Miami.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cincinnati have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 8 and lost 6.
Observe: 11 of the latest 13 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both sides.
The Cincinnati fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 12 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cincinnati defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Atlanta United form and stats
Atlanta United have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 1-3-7 (11 played).
Atlanta United go into this game after a win, the home game against Seattle Sounders that ended 2-1. That win felt nice as this side had gone three league games without victory. Gutman came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Seattle Sounders last time out, making the manager Reyes feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Almada was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.04. Almada hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 51 successful passes (of 56 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Chicago Fire that ended 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Atlanta United playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 Atlanta United wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Take note that 12 of this side's 16 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
After this away game Atlanta United return home for a Major League Soccer game against New York RB. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Atlanta struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Atlanta United - Cincinnati 0-0. Last nine meetings with these participants: Cincinnati won one, Atlanta United were winners in five and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 14 goals |  B. Souza da Silva 8 goals |   R. Cisneros Morell 7 goals |
Cincinnati missing players
Atlanta United missing players
| Cincinnati | Atlanta United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 40 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 31 |
| 43 | 20 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 18 | 34 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 91% | 91% |
| 83% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 73% | 83% |
| 58% | 58% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 64% | 70% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 67% | 75% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 55% | 65% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 18% | 17% |
| 21% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 36% | 26% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13.3 | 14.9 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.6 | 15.2 |
| 5.2 | 6.7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 32% | 29% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 13.2 | 11.4 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 12.7 | 12 |
| 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
- Cincinnati have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Atlanta United have scored away.
- Cincinnati have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 45 |
| 2 | New York City | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 40 |
| 4 | New York RB | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 32 |
| 7 | New England | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 30 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Toronto | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -8 | 26 |
| 14 | DC United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 22 |
