Nashville SC vs Atlanta United FC 9/12/20 - MLS Picks & Predictions

Nashville SC hosts Atlanta United FC in a MLS fixture on Saturday. Nashville is in 11th place in the Eastern Conference at 2-3-4 on nine points and is coming off a scoreless draw with Miami. Since its last outing, Nashville has signed on loan striker Jhonder Cadiz from Portuguese top-flight club Benfica. Atlanta's new Designated Player is expected to play on Saturday.

Atlanta has not scored many goals this season and Randall Leal, David Romney, Walker Zimmerman and two others have scored one goal each to lead the club. Midfielder Hany Mukhtar is leading Nashville in assists with two while Dax McCarty has one. Nashville is 26th in goals scored with just five, but an impressive third in goals conceded with nine.

Atlanta United looks to bounce back from a 2-1 loss in its last outing when facing Nashville on the road Saturday. Atlanta is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference of the MLS at 3-2-5 on 11 points.  Atlanta's only goal scored in the loss to Inter Miami was by Eric Remedi in the 33rd minute sandwiched around a pair of goals for Inter Miami. However, Atlanta could not score an equalizer in the second half.

Ezequiel Barco, Emerson Hyndman and Gonzalo Martinez each have two goals to lead Atlanta in scoring. Barco and Martinez are leading Atlanta in assists with two apiece. Atlanta is 19th in goals scored with nine and 5th and goals conceded with 11 for a goal differential -2, which is 17th.