Atlanta United FC vs. Charlotte FC 3/13/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 03/12/2022 at 10:31 AM ET
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Atlanta United FC hosts Charlotte FC on Sunday in a MLS Eastern Conference matchday 3 fixture. Atlanta is seventh in the conference table at 1-0-1 on three points with a goal difference of -1. Atlanta opened its regular season with a 3-1 victory at home over Sporting Kansas City but was defeated on the road last weekend by the Colorado Rapids 3-0.
Atlanta is winless in the last five matches versus an expansion club with two draws and three losses. Atlanta United has two wins, one draw and two losses in its most recent five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored five goals and conceded seven. Tom Dwyer, Caleb Wiley and Luiz Araujo each have one goal for Atlanta. Josef Martinez is the leader in assists with two.
Expansion side Charlotte is 13th in the conference table at 0-0-2 on zero points with a goal difference of -4. Charlotte was defeated by DC United 3-0 in its first-ever match in the MLS on opening day and followed that with a 1-0 loss at home against the LA Galaxy. Charlotte has yet to score a goal in its first two matches in the MLS.
Charlotte is the seventh expansion club to lose its first two matches in the MLS but is the first since Toronto during 2007 not to score a goal in either of the first two matches. Although Charlotte has failed to score this season, two of its players have scored in the past versus Atlanta. Yordy Reyna scored for DC United against Atlanta and Daniel Rios scored versus Atlanta while playing for Nashville.
Atlanta United is unbeaten in its last eight matches at home with six victories and two draws and will have a huge advantage playing against Charlotte, who is playing just its third match in the MLS. However, the play here is OVER. Atlanta United scored three goals in its opening match of the regular-season versus Sporting Kansas City and Charlotte was scored on three times in its opener versus DC United. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta United win but our best to play is OVER 3-0.