Game: Atlanta United FC vs CF Montreal

Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA

TV: MLS Season Pass

At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, CF Montreal (9-10-12) will try to beat Atlanta United (8-10-13) on Wednesday. The starting goalies are Brad Guzan for Atlanta and Jonathan Sirois for Montreal.

The United conceded 45 goals while conceding 1.45 G/90 and the opposition scored 152 SoT. They achieved 5 exclusions, which corresponds to a share of 16.1% in the election campaign. Atlanta has recorded 52 yellow card warnings and also 2 red cards this season. United are 13th in expected goals at 46.6 and the squad’s xGA is 46.0. The team’s annual average is 1.10 points per game (34 points) and ranks 23rd in football with 27 assists. Their goal difference is -4, i.e. 41 goals scored and 45 goals conceded. Atlanta United FC has a total of 105 SVs and owns a SV ratio of 72.4 in the season.

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CF Montreal has scored 44 goals and the team’s xG is 41.4 so far this season. Their goals conceded per 90 is currently 1.97 with 105 saves and they have kept a total of 7 clean sheets. This season, Montreal has a Save% of 66.1 (165 SoTA) and ranks 18th in football with 37 points. In terms of goals conceded, Montreal is in 24th place with 61, the difference in goals conceded is -17. Montreal has a nil-nil rate of 22.6% and 68 yellow card bookings this year. The Impact averaged 1.19 points per game while having 33 assists and 3 red cards.

The man expected to protect the net for Atlanta will be Brad Guzan. Guzan has seen the field for a total of 39,729 minutes and has 1,391 career stops. His goals-against rate per 90 minutes is 1.41 (622 goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of 70.1. The goalkeeper from the USA had to accept 2,016 shots directed against him in 441 starting appearances in his career. Guzan (150-113-180 career points) has kept 116 clean sheets, for a 26.3% clean sheet rate.

Jonathan Sirois will be in front of goal for Montreal. Siriois has conceded 32 goals and blocked 296 shots against him in 9,458 minutes over the course of his career. He has a save percentage of 66.6 and his shutout rate is 30.5%. He has conceded 1.71 goals per 90 minutes while maintaining a record of 37-23-45. So far in his career, Siriois has allowed 106 goals and made 194 stops in 105 starts.

Saba Lobzhanidze is a member of the team that can create opportunities for Atlanta. So far in his career he has received 35 assists and 3 yellow cards. The Georgia-born striker has scored 49 goals in 16,757 minutes of play. Lobzhanidze started 197 games in his professional football career and scored 0.26 goals per 90 minutes.

In Matias Coccaro, Montreal has an attacker who can get under the skin of opposing teams. The striker from Uruguay played a total of 9,150 minutes and scored 36 goals. He currently has a 0.35 G/90 average and has started 100 games in his career. In his professional football career he has been yellow carded ten times and has helped a teammate score a goal four times.

Who will win tonight’s MLS game against the spread?

Tony Sink’s pick: Take Atlanta

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