Atlanta United FC vs. Seattle Sounders 8/6/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/05/2022 at 2:21 PM ET
Atlanta United hosts the Seattle Sounders on Saturday in a MLS inter-conference fixture. Atlanta is 12th in the Eastern Conference table at 6-7-9 on 25 points with a goal difference of -4. Atlanta United battled to a 0-0 draw on the road against the Chicago Fire last Saturday. Atlanta is winless in each of its last three matches in MLS play.
Atlanta has one win, two draws and two losses in its most recent five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored three goals and conceded seven. Atlanta has been held scoreless in each of its last two matches. Ronaldo Cisneros is the leading goal scorer for Atlanta with six, while Josef Martinez has scored five. The leader in assists is Thiago Almada with five.
Seattle is seventh in the Western Conference table at 10-2-11 on 32 points with a goal difference of +3. Seattle took all three points at home on Tuesday with a 1-0 victory over FC Dallas. Nicolas Lodeiro scored from the penalty spot in the 39th minute for the only goal of the match to give the Sounders the win at home. Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei stopped three shots for the clean sheet.
Seattle has two victories and three losses in its last five matches in the MLS and over that span has scored four goals and conceded five. Seattle has been held scoreless in two out of the last five matches. Jordan Morris is the leading goal scorer for Seattle with six, while Raul Ruidiaz has scored five. Nicolas Lodeiro is the leader in assists with five, while Crisitan Roldan has four.
Three of the last four matches between these two MLS clubs have ended in a draw while Seattle won the fourth. Seattle will be on the road and the Sounders have had problems putting the ball in the net when away from home having been held scoreless in two of their last three matches on the road and scoring only one goal in the other. Atlanta has struggled but look for the Five Stripes to take all three points at home with a strong defensive display and a goal on the counter attack. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta United wins 1-0.