Only a few games have been played in the Major League Soccer so far, with New England placed 3rd and Atlanta United sitting in the 2nd position.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Atlanta United have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
New England form and stats
New England have collected 3 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 1-0-0.
The England supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host DC United in Major League Soccer and win 1-0. 2-2 away at Chicago Fire before that.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how New England have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won four times, drawn five and lost three.
At Gillette Stadium, New England has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Atlanta United form and stats
0-1-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Atlanta United in their Major League Soccer matches away.
Atlanta United are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Major League Soccer against Chicago Fire (placed 12th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Orlando City.
We have checked recent matches where Atlanta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were one victory, one draw and seven defeats.
Atlanta United have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): England zero wins, two draws and Atlanta United five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Bou 1 goals | A. Buksa 1 goals |  E. Barco 1 goals |
New England missing players
Atlanta United missing players
| New England | Atlanta United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 15.5 |
| 3.5 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| New England | Last season | Atlanta United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 23 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 86% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 65% | ||
| 39% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 43% | ||
| 14% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 17% | ||
| 7% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 9% | ||
| 54% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 48% | ||
| 25% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 26% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 35% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14.8 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Atlanta United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | New England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | New York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Inter Miami | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DC United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Orlando City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Toronto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 14 | New York RB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |