Atlanta United might have been great all season, but lately, they have struggled a lot to get results. They are now winless in their last two and will be looking to change that when they will play host to Philadelphia Union. Philadelphia has been the exact opposite all season, as they made a terrible start, but they are now undefeated in their last four.
Atlanta United (8-3-2) feel like they should have earned all three points from their trip to New England on Wednesday, but they failed to do so. They took the lead at the 23rd minute, but their opponents managed to pull even at the 88th minute for the final 1-1. That means that Atlanta United have now won just one of their last four (1-2-1), having kept a single clean sheet in their previous eight. Even so, they are still sitting at the top of the Eastern Conference with 26 points, just one point ahead of Columbus and two ahead of NYCFC. Atlanta United have been really strong at home overall (4-2-1), but have lost each of their last two there, conceding two and three goals respectively.
On the other hand, Philadelphia Union (5-5-3) are enjoying an excellent period of form lately, as they have been undefeated in their last four matches (3-0-1). They are coming off a nice and strong performance at home against Chicago, where they had no problems in overcoming their opponents by 1-3. Philadelphia is now sitting at the 7th spot of the Eastern Conference with 18 points, just one point outside the playoff spots. However, they have been struggling to get results on the road (1-4-1), where they have scored only two goals, against 9 conceded, and having failed to score on five of those matches. They will be making this trip without Marquez and Yaro who has been ruled out due to injuries.
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