Atlanta United FC vs DC United 8/28/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

Atlanta United FC vs DC United 8/28/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Atlanta United (7-9-10) will tackle with D.C. United (6-4-16) in the MLS Eastern Conference at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday at 4:00 PM ET.

 

Atlanta fell to 13th place at 7-9-10 on 30 points in the Eastern Conference after gaining 36 goals but losing 40 for a -4 goal difference through 26 games.

 

The United FC won only one game in their last five with three draws including their recent 2-2 draw versus Columbus on August 21.

 

Santiago Sosa (21’) and Juan Jose Sanchez Purata (77’) scored a goal each for Atlanta after 24 shot attempts with 10 hitting the target. The United ball club committed 19 fouls with 2 yellow card warnings received.

 

Mexican forward Ronaldo Cisneros recorded 7 goals in 21 added matches played while Forward Josef Martinez added 6 in leading the offense for Atlanta this year. Midfielder Thiago Almada and Forward Luiz Araújo reinforced the United’s frontline with 5 assists apiece.

 

The Atlanta United FC will be assigning Rocco Rios Novo (10-16-23 career record) in front of the goal to protect the net from D.C. United attackers on Sunday afternoon.

 

The goalie from Argentina tallied 5 shutouts which gives him a clean sheet rate of 10.2% with a total of 215 shots attempted against him in 49 career starts in the league. He accumulated 133 stops with a save percentage of .619 in 4,410 minutes of goalkeeping in pro soccer.

 

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Atlanta United FC vs DC United Predictions 8/28/2022

 

The D.C. United dropped to 14th place at 6-4-16 on 22 points in the Eastern Conference after collecting 28 goals but yielding 55 for a goal difference of -27 after finishing 26 matches throughout the year.

 

D.C. looks to end a three-game losing streak in coming to this match-up facing the Atlanta United FC on Sunday with a 0-6 shutout loss to Philadelphia on August 20. D.C. United tried 14 shots but only two reached the target and nothing touched the net for a goal.

 

The DC club connected a total of 376 passes for a 79% accuracy in the shutout loss while posting a total of 8 fouls but no yellow/red cards received.

 

Forward Taxiarchis Fountas led the offense for D.C. United with 11 goals scored in 19 outings played this year while Defender Julian Gressel helped his teammates to a goal on 4 occasions over the course of the campaign this season.

 

Goalkeeper Rafael Romo (35-38-60 mark in his MLS career) will be guarding the net for DC versus the Atlanta attackers on Sunday afternoon.

 

He earned 23 shutouts while defending 753 shots tried against him in 133 starting assignments while holding a save percentage record of .701 with a clean sheet rate of 17.3% in playing for 12,136 professional minutes in the major league.       

 

Atlanta United FC vs. D.C. United. The MLS Pick for this match is Atlanta -180. Both teams occupied the bottom slots in Eastern Conference, however, Atlanta United got the advantage of playing at their home field in this match-up on Sunday.

 

Atlanta lost only one game in their last five with only one loss and three draws while D.C. struggled after losing three outings in a row with four losses and one draw in their last five overall. Prediction: Atlanta United will win 2-1.

 

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Atlanta United FC vs DC United 8/28/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

MLS Starting Time: 4:00 PM ET

 

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA

 

Date: Sunday, August 28, 2022

 

TV: TUDN

 

MLS Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta United FC -180   

 

MLS Totals: 3.0  

 

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