Atlanta United and Cincinnati will clash on Saturday the 16th of April at 6:00 pm in the th week of the Major League Soccer. The match will take place in Atlanta at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The encounter will be officiated by Rubiel Vazquez.
Atlanta United sits in the 4th place in the league with 10 points. It comes from a 1-0 loss against Charlotte in its last match in the Major League Soccer. Thus far, it has won 3 times, drawn once, and lost twice.
Cincinnati is in the 11th place in the standings with 6 points. It comes from a 3-4 loss against Montreal Impact in its last match in the Major League Soccer. Thus far, it has won twice and lost 4 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
Atlanta United
Atlanta United has mostly adopted the 4-3-3 line-up most used during the season (3 times or 50.00%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-3-3 (3 times), 4-2-3-1 (2 times) and 3-4-2-1 (once).
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes is expected to play against Cincinnati with the following players: B. Guzan, M. Robinson, G. Campbell, A. Franco, S. Sosa, D. Moreno, T. Almada, A. Sejdic, J. Damm Rascón and B. Lennon.
Assuming that the line up is confirmed as above, the average age of Atlanta United would be 26.30.
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes will probably not be able to employ E. Hyndman, M. Rossetto and L. de Araujo Guimarães Neto because of injury.
J. Martínez and M. Chol will definitely miss the match.
Cincinnati
Cincinnati has mostly adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up most used during the season (5 times or 83.33%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-1-2 (5 times) and 4-3-1-2 (once).
Pat Noonan is expected to play against Atlanta United with the following players: G. Cameron, T. Blackett, N. Hagglund, J. Nelson, R. Gaddis, Y. Kubo, N. Markanich, L. Acosta, D. Badji and B. Vázquez Toledo.
In case that this will be the line-up, the projected average age of Cincinnati would be 28.50.
There are doubts about the presence of A. Cruz Leal.
Pat Noonan will probably not be able to employ C. Harris because of injury.
K. Vermeer and R. Matarrita Ulate will definitely miss the match.