Nashville SC vs Atlanta United - prediction, team news, lineups

Nashville SC instrumentality to GEODIS Park connected Saturday for their archetypal crippled since the FIFA World Cup break, welcoming a struggling Atlanta United broadside successful the MLS Eastern Conference.

The Coyotes beryllium apical of some the Eastern Conference and the wide Supporters' Shield standings with 33 points from 14 games, marking the champion commencement to a play successful nine history, and caput into the play unbeaten successful 8 matches (6W, 2D).

Match preview

Nashville's past outing earlier the interruption was a 2-1 triumph implicit New York City FC, with some goals coming from centre-backs Maxwell Woledzi and Jeisson Palacios.

The Boys successful Gold are present 2 points up of Lionel Messi's Inter Miami contempt having played 1 crippled fewer, meaning triumph connected Friday would unfastened up a five-point vantage astatine the apical of the standings.

Head manager B.J. Callaghan, who signed a declaration hold done the 2028-29 play aft guiding the nine to past year's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup triumph, has developed Nashville into 1 of the astir implicit teams successful MLS.

The Coyotes person scored the third-most goals successful the Eastern Conference (31) portion conceding a league-best 11, suffering conscionable 1 decision successful their opening 14 matches.

Callaghan's broadside besides stay unbeaten astatine GEODIS Park this season, winning six of their 7 location league matches and drafting the other, scoring an Eastern Conference-high 23 location goals portion collecting 19 points, the second-highest location tally successful the league down New England Revolution, who person played 1 crippled more.

Their adjacent situation comes against an Atlanta United broadside they defeated 2-0 distant from location successful April, though they mislaid 1-0 erstwhile some teams past met astatine GEODIS Park, successful what is Nashville's lone decision successful the past 5 meetings betwixt the sides, with the Coyotes signaling 2 wins and 2 draws during that run.

Atlanta United, meanwhile, beryllium 14th successful the Eastern Conference and entered the World Cup interruption pursuing a 2-0 decision to Columbus Crew, leaving them without a triumph successful their past 3 league matches (1D, 2L).

The Five Stripes statesman the 2nd fractional of the run nether Gerardo Martino, who returned for his 2nd spell successful an effort to revive the nine that helium led to MLS Cup glory successful 2018, though performances person yet to amusement accordant improvement.

Away from home, Atlanta person struggled passim the campaign, winning conscionable 1 of their six league matches connected the road, portion losing 4 and drafting one, conceding 9 goals during that run.

However, aft ending a six-match winless streak astatine GEODIS Park with triumph connected their past visit, the Five Stripes volition question with immoderate anticipation of getting a result, peculiarly arsenic 3 of those erstwhile six visits ended successful draws.

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Team News

Nashville person nary important caller wounded concerns heading into Friday's brushwood and are expected to person their strongest disposable squad.

Hany Mukhtar, the 2022 MLS MVP, has registered six goals and 4 assists this season, portion Sam Surridge has struck 9 times successful conscionable 8 league appearances to found himself among the aboriginal frontrunners for the Golden Boot, and some volition beryllium anxious to proceed their awesome form.

Cristian Espinoza has besides made an contiguous interaction pursuing his arrival, contributing six assists and creating 10 large chances, portion goalkeeper Brian Schwake has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign, marshalling the league's champion defence.

Atlanta person attempted to code their antiaircraft issues by signing Paraguayan defender Junior Alonso and Chile planetary Paulo Diaz arsenic they look to extremity a tally of 9 consecutive league matches without a cleanable sheet.

Alexey Miranchuk has been their starring attacking contributor with 5 goals and 2 assists, portion Miguel Almiron returns aft helping Paraguay scope the World Cup circular of 16 and volition anticipation to rediscover his nine form.
 

Nashville SC imaginable starting lineup:

Schwake; Baker-Whiting, Woledzi, Palacios, Lovitz; Corcoran, Acosta; Espinoza, Madrigal, Qasem; Mukhtar

Atlanta United imaginable starting lineup:

Hoyos; Jacob, Mihaj, Alonso, Baez; Muyumba; Galarza, Sanchez, Fortune, Almiron; Miranchuk

We say: Nashville SC 2-0 Atlanta United

Nashville person been outstanding astatine GEODIS Park this play and person the league's strongest antiaircraft record, portion Atlanta proceed to conflict for consistency, peculiarly distant from home.

The visitors surely person capable attacking prime to marque beingness hard done Miranchuk and Almiron, but Nashville's fantabulous location form, superior equilibrium astatine some ends of the transportation and beardown caller grounds successful this fixture should spot them cod different important 3 points.

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