The first of two encounters in the CONCACAF Champions League Quarter-finals, as the hometeam Atlanta United will try to edge América in their own ballpark.
It should be mentioned that América play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for América on artifical turf are 0 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats from three games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 2-4. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams have little in common geographically as América have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Atlanta United form and stats
Last season, Atlanta's CONCACAF Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals.4 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Atlanta United have to build on here at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in the Major League Soccer. On the other hand, in the CONCACAF Champions League, Atlanta United has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Atlanta faced defeat in their previous match, away at Columbus Crew (1-2). Previous to that game, a Major League Soccer home match hosting Cincinnati in a game that was won 2-0.
Atlanta have scored 10 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Atlanta United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
América form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, América have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far. When we have look at the CONCACAF Champions League statistics, we find 1W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
América might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Guadalajara proved too strong as América slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Estadio Azteca. Prior to that match, the América manager M. Herrera Aguirre faced defeat when travelling to Guadalajara and losing 0-1.
The travelling fans enjoy América's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. As for defending, América rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result América - Atlanta 3-0 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  H. Martín Mex 8 goals |  F. Viñas Barboza 6 goals |  F. Córdova Reyes 5 goals |
Atlanta United missing players
América missing players
| Atlanta United | América | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 18 | 42 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 21 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9.9 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 13.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Toronto | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | New York City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | New York RB | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | New England | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | DC United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -24 | 16 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leon | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 |
| 2 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | América | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Monterrey | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Necaxa | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 24 |
| 11 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 13 | Juarez | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 14 | Mazatlan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Tijuana | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 16 | Atlas | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 18 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -19 | 11 |