Philadelphia - Atlanta United: A match between two Eastern Conference MLS strugglers
In an MLS regular-season match, Philadelphia Union will host Atlanta United on the night of Sunday, August 2. The game kicks off at 1:30 CET, and I am offering a betting tip for this encounter.
Philadelphia Union - Atlanta United: Match facts and H2H
- Philadelphia Union have won their last two matches.
- Philadelphia Union have scored at least one goal in each of their last six matches.
- Philadelphia Union are unbeaten in five consecutive home matches.
- Atlanta United are winless in seven consecutive matches.
- Atlanta United have failed to keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive matches.
- Atlanta have failed to win in six consecutive away matches.
- Atlanta United have lost 30% of their matches this season without scoring, while Philadelphia have done so in 18%.
- Only 6% of Philadelphia's matches this season have ended in a win without conceding, compared with 5% for Atlanta.
- Atlanta United have scored in both halves in 25% of their matches this season, while Philadelphia have done so in 12%.
- Atlanta have the worst attack in the Eastern Conference, with 17 goals scored.
- In the most recent head-to-head meeting, Atlanta United defeated Philadelphia 3-1.
Philadelphia Union - Atlanta United: Match preview
Both teams are in poor form and have not been performing particularly well throughout this campaign. The sides are near the bottom of the Eastern Conference table, and there is very little between them in terms of points, with just one point separating them.
Philadelphia Union are 14th in the table and have collected 13 points from 17 matches. They have won their previous two games, beating Seattle 1-0 and New York Red Bulls 3-1. The team have managed to move slightly higher in the standings, but there is still a significant gap to the playoff places that will be difficult to close. They are nine points behind ninth place with 17 matches remaining in the regular season. Therefore, there are still plenty of games to play, and if they can continue their current run, they will have a chance to fight for a playoff spot.
The same can be said about Atlanta, as they are just one point behind Philadelphia, but their recent run of results has been extremely poor. The team have failed to win any of their last seven matches. In fact, they have lost five of those seven games. In addition, Atlanta have problems in attack, having scored just 17 goals in 17 matches — the worst record in the Eastern Conference. Therefore, making up a 10-point gap over 17 matches will be difficult, as their current run is far from encouraging and the overall situation is not particularly optimistic.
Expected lineups
- Philadelphia Union: Blake; Westfield, Harriel, Pierre, Wagner; Sullivan, Lukic, Jean Jacques, Vassilev; Iloski, Damiani
- Atlanta United: Hoyos; Edwards, Gregersen Alonso, Baez; Reilly, Muyumba, Sanchez; Miranchuk, Almiron, Picault
Prediction
Philadelphia are playing at home and have been producing good results on their own turf, while they have also won their last two matches overall. I think they can extend this run, and therefore I am offering a bet on a Philadelphia win.
