Atlanta United FC vs. Columbus Crew 5/28/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/27/2022 at 11:20 AM ET

Atlanta United hosts Columbus Crew on Saturday in a MLS Eastern Conference fixture. Atlanta United is eighth in the conference table at 4-4-4 on 16 points with a goal difference of +1. Atlanta battled on the road to a 2-2 draw with Nashville last Saturday. Thiago Almada opened the scoring for Atlanta with a goal in the 26th minute and Dom Dwyer scored an equalizer for Atlanta in the 88th minute to share spoils with Nashville. 

Atlanta has one win, two draws and two losses in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 11 goals and conceded 10. Ronaldo Cisneros is the leading goal scorer for Atlanta with four while Thiago Almada has scored three. Marcelino Moreno is the leader in assists with three and three others have three assists apiece.

Columbus Crew is 12th in the conference table at 3-4-5 on 13 points with a goal difference of 0. Columbus Crew suffered a loss at home on Saturday to LAFC 2-0. Columbus has not scored a goal in each of the last two MLS fixtures and is winless over each of the last three matches in the MLS. Columbus has tumbled to 12th just two points above last place Chicago.

Columbus Crew has one win, two draws and two losses in its last five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored five goals and conceded six. Columbus Crew has been held scoreless in each of his last two matches. Lucas Zelarayan is the leading goal scorer for Columbus with four while Derrick Etienne has scored three. Etienne is the leader in assists four.

Atlanta continues to play without its leading goal scorer Josef Martinez, but defeated Columbus Crew 3-2 in August of last year in the most recent match between the two Eastern Conference rivals. Columbus has struggled to put the ball in net, failing to score in each of the last two matches and is well down the standings in 12th place while Atlanta is eighth despite several injuries. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta United wins 2-0.

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