Atlanta United vs CF Montreal Prediction: Atlanta can’t afford another slip

Atlanta United will have another chance to get back to winning ways when they welcome CF Montreal to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United managed to pick up a point in their draw against DC United during midweek. Now they turn their focus on CF Montreal who are not doing so well at the moment.

CF Montreal cannot afford anymore poor results as they have had a string of poor games across their last 4 matches. They only managed a 1-1 draw in their last game to extend their winless streak to 4 games.

Atlanta United will be eager to get back to winning ways after their latest draw against DC United. They are the clear favorites in this clash and they come into this game with better statistics. Their last 5 matches ended with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They won games against Nashville SC and Inter Miami CF, while they played a draw against FC Dallas and DC United. But they lost against FC Cincinnati.

Atlanta United are 6th in the Eastern Conference, and 7th in the MLS, with 46 points from 30 games. They had 12 wins, 10 draws and 8 defeats this season, with a goal aggregate of 57:46.

Atlanta United and DC United played a 1-1 draw in their last game. Saba Lobjanidze scored for Atlanta United in just 14 minutes and Gabriel Pirani pulled DC United level in the 80th minute to end the game as a draw at full time.

• Atlanta United are without a clean sheet in their last 3 matches.
• 4/5 of their matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• Atlanta United won the first half in 4/5 matches.
• 5/5 of their matches ended with less than 4.5 cards.

CF Montreal’s recent performance has been nothing short of abysmal and they are in desperate need of a turn around. They are currently without a win in their last 4 matches in a row. And in their last 5 matches, they had 1 win, 2 defeats and 2 draws. After the 1-0 win over New England Revolution, they had back-to-back defeats against New York City FC and Columbus Crew, before playing back-to-back draws against Chicago Fire and FC Cincinnati.

CF Montreal are 8th on the Eastern Conference table, and 17th on the MLS table, with 37 points from 29 matches. Overall, they have 11 wins, 4 draws and 14 defeats this season, with a goal aggregate of 29:41.

They played a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati during mid week. Kwadwo Opoku gave CF Montreal the first goal in the 53rd minute, but Luciano Acosta scored the equalizer in the 97th minute to end the game as a draw at full time.

• CF Montreal have no wins in the last 3 matches.
• 7/7 of their matches ended with less than 10.5 corners

According to the head-to-head, both teams have played 12 matches against each other in the past. Atlanta United won 6 of the 12 matches, while CF Montreal won 3 and 3 matches ended in a draw.

• CF Montreal are without a clean sheet in 12 matches.
• 4/5 matches ended with more than 2.5 goals
• Both teams scored in 8/10 matches
• Atlanta United scored first in 7/9 matches.
• 4/5 matches ended with more than 4.5 cards.

Atlanta United scored 57 goals and conceded 46 goals. They scored an average of 1.9 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 15%. They created an average of 2.0 chances per game and missed an average of 0.9 chances per game. They took an average of 4.9 shots on target per game and an average of 4.9 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game and they kept 8 clean sheets.

CF Montreal scored 29 goals and conceded 41 goals. They scored an average of 1.0 goals per game and they had a conversion rate of 9%. They created an average of 1.8 chances per game and missed an average of 1.1 chances per game. They took an average of 3.7 shots on target per game and an average of 4.8 corners per game. They conceded an average of 1.4 goals per game and they kept 11 clean sheets.

• Atlanta Win FT at 1.66 Odds
• 2nd Half Home Over 0.5 Goals at 1.98 Odds
• Giorgios Giakoumakis to Score Anytime at 1.95 Odds