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Atlanta United will host DC United at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday in the opening round of the 2024 Leagues Cup campaign. The home side have struggled for results in Major League Soccer in recent weeks and will hope they can find better luck in cup competition this Saturday.
They returned to winning ways last time out with a 2-1 home victory over Columbus Crew finding themselves a goal down at the break before former Bordeaux man Stian Gregersen netted two second-half headers to secure maximum points for the Five Stripes and open his account for the club.
DC United have not fared any better than their opponents in their league duties this season although they have picked up important points in recent outings. They picked up a 3-2 victory over Minnesota United in their last competitive game and had looked set to be headed toward defeat before Aaron Herrera and Christian Bentenke got on the scoresheet in additional time to secure the win for Troy Lesesne's men.
The visitors kicked off their Leagues Cup campaign last season with a 1-0 win over Montreal and will hope they can find similar luck this weekend.
Atlanta United vs DC United Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 18 meetings between Atlanta and DC. The hosts have won 10 of those games while the visitors have won three fewer with their final matchup ending in a draw.
- The hosts have lost just one of their last eight games in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last 11 games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2019.
- The Black-and-Red have conceded 50 goals in the MLS this season. Only Sporting Kansas City (52) and San Jose Earthquakes (61) have shipped more.
Atlanta United vs DC United Prediction
Atlanta's latest result ended a five-game winless streak and they will now be looking to build on that this weekend. They have lost just one of their last five games at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and will be hopeful of a positive result here.
DC United have won their last two competitive outings after going winless in their previous 11. They have however lost four of their last six away matches and could see defeat here as well.
Prediction: Atlanta United 2-1 DC United
Atlanta United vs DC United Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Atlanta
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Eight of the last nine matches between the two teams at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in four of their last five matchups)
