Hoping to snap a six-match winless stretch, Atlanta United hosts Charlotte FC on Saturday in Jap Convention play.
Atlanta (4-10-8, 20 factors) final gained on Could 28 — a 3-2 victory over Orlando Metropolis SC — however the membership has picked up factors with three straight attracts. After 5 consecutive matches away from Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta returned residence on Wednesday to put up a 2-2 draw towards the Chicago Fireplace.
Though coach Ronny Deila is aware of his crew wants to begin stacking wins collectively, progress is slowly however certainly being made.
“We have to work with our performances,” Deila mentioned on Wednesday. “However we do not hand over and we hold going and are getting one thing out of it. There is a large distinction between dropping and drawing.”
Atlanta was heading towards its fourth loss in six tries on Wednesday, earlier than rookie Will Reilly scored the primary purpose of his MLS profession in further time to salvage a draw towards Chicago. Emmanuel Latte Lath paces the crew with six targets, whereas Miguel Almiron, Alexsey Miranchuk and Jamal Thiare every comply with with three apiece.
Charlotte (10-11-2, 32 factors) has gained two straight, together with a 2-1 conquer D.C. United on Wednesday. Pep Biel, who leads the crew with 9 targets and 10 assists, scored twice within the win to assist cement Charlotte’s first profitable streak since a three-game stretch in April.
“It was a superb consequence for us,” Charlotte coach Dean Smith mentioned. “I used to be disenchanted with the purpose that we gave away, but it surely was as comfy a efficiency as we have had. … (Pep) is having fun with soccer for the time being. You possibly can see it in his play.”
Charlotte has taken three of 4 towards Atlanta since Could 2023, together with a 2-0 win at residence on March 1. Biel and Wilfried Zaha every scored within the first assembly between the groups this season.
Behind crew chief Biel, Patrick Agyemang has netted six targets in 2025.
–Discipline Degree Media