Nashville SC vs. Atlanta United FC 5/21/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Nashville SC hosts Atlanta United on Saturday in a MLS inter conference fixture. Nashville is sixth in the Western Conference table at 5-3-4 on 18 points with a goal difference of 0. Nashville defeated Montreal 2-1 at home on Wednesday and is unbeaten in four of the last five matches. Alex Muyl opened the scoring for Nashville in the 28th minute and Hany Mukhtar scored Nashville's second goal in the 51st minute.

Nashville has three victories, one draw and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored eight goals and conceded six. Hany Mukhtar and C.J. Sapong are the leading goal scorers for Nashville with three apiece, while David Romney and Alex Muyl have each scored two. Randall Leal, Sapong and Mukhtar are the leaders in assists with two apiece.

Atlanta United is seventh in the Eastern Conference table at 4-3-4 on 15 points with a goal difference of +1. Atlanta United was held to a 2-2 draw at home last Sunday by New England. Thiago Almada opened the scoring for Atlanta in the 15th minute before New England scored two unanswered goals. Atlanta’s Luiz Araujo scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute to share the spoils.

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