Philadelphia Union vs Atlanta United - prediction, team news, lineups

Two of the Eastern Conference's struggling sides conscionable astatine Subaru Park connected Saturday erstwhile Philadelphia Union invited Atlanta United successful Major League Soccer.

The hosts caput into the contention successful encouraging signifier aft back-to-back victories since the FIFA World Cup break, portion Atlanta are hopeless to drawback a six-match winless tally that has near them rooted adjacent the ft of the conference.

Match preview

Prior to the World Cup break, Philadelphia managed conscionable 1 triumph from their opening 15 MLS matches, losing 10 and drafting 4 to beryllium bottommost of the Eastern Conference.

However, Ryan Richter's broadside person looked transformed since the restart, opening with a 3-1 location triumph implicit the New York Red Bulls earlier edging Seattle Sounders 1-0 astatine Subaru Park.

Those successive wins person lifted the Union supra Atlanta successful the standings, leaving them conscionable 9 points adrift of the playoff places with renewed content heading into the 2nd fractional of the campaign.

Richter's men person besides go progressively hard to bushed connected location soil, going unbeaten successful their past 5 league matches astatine Subaru Park, drafting 3 earlier signaling consecutive victories, portion lone 5 Eastern Conference clubs person collected much location points implicit that period.

Philadelphia volition inactive beryllium anxious to avenge their 3-1 decision to Atlanta earlier this season, and caller signifier suggests they are acold amended equipped for the situation this clip around.

Atlanta, meanwhile, proceed to endure a disappointing run and get successful Pennsylvania with the fewest points of immoderate MLS broadside this season.

Gerardo Martino's men are without a triumph successful their past six league matches and person conceded 30 goals during the campaign, leaving them good adrift of the playoff positions.

Since returning from the World Cup break, the Five Stripes person picked up conscionable 1 constituent from 3 matches, drafting erstwhile betwixt defeats earlier suffering a dense 4-1 nonaccomplishment distant to the New England Revolution past clip out.

History besides offers small encouragement for the visitors, who person not won astatine Subaru Park successful immoderate contention since 2018, losing 5 of their erstwhile 7 visits to Philadelphia.

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Team News

Philadelphia person nary caller wounded concerns up of Sunday's contest, and Richter is expected to support religion with the broadside that has delivered consecutive victories since the restart.

Forward Stas Korzeniowski remains doubtful arsenic helium continues to retrieve from a genu wounded sustained successful May, portion defender Philippe Ndinga is inactive unavailable due to the fact that of a hamstring problem.

Atlanta United are expected to stay without Ajani Fortune done injury, portion Steven Alzate is simply a uncertainty aft picking up a groin issue.

Former Philadelphia guardant Sergio Santos is besides sidelined with the calf wounded that has kept him retired since the league resumed.

Miguel Almiron volition erstwhile again beryllium the visitors' main attacking menace aft uncovering the nett successful their decision to New England Revolution, portion caller signing Paulo Diaz could marque his nine debut if deemed acceptable capable to feature.

Philadelphia Union imaginable starting lineup:

Blake; Westfield, Harriel, Pierre, Wagner; Sullivan, Lukic, Jean Jacques, Vassilev; Iloski, Damiani

Atlanta United imaginable starting lineup:

Hoyos; Edwards, Gregersen Alonso, Baez; Reilly, Muyumba, Sanchez; Miranchuk, Almiron, Picault 

We say: Philadelphia Union 2-0 Atlanta United

Philadelphia person been 1 of the Eastern Conference's astir reliable location teams successful caller weeks, portion Atlanta proceed to conflict for consistency astatine some ends of the pitch.

The visitors are susceptible of producing moments of quality, but the Union's organised defence and greater attacking cohesion should beryllium decisive arsenic they unafraid different important 3 points.

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