Atlanta United head coach Ronny Deila is concentrating on a giant enchancment forward of their house recreation towards Nashville SC this weekend.
Atlanta come into the match having misplaced three straight in MLS, together with back-to-back 3-0 defeats on the highway. Their most up-to-date loss got here away to Orlando Metropolis, which leaves them fourth-bottom of the Jap Convention on 9 factors from 10 video games.
“It’s not so good as we might be; we’ve proven that earlier within the season,” Deila stated.
“I believe the underside is reached in a manner. Now it’s about how we will flip this round. Then we study extra about ourselves and about one another as a gaggle. Then we are going to come stronger from it. That I’m certain.”
Following that, then, is the daunting prospect of going through a Nashville facet who journey to Atlanta on the again of a 7-2 victory at house to the Chicago Hearth final weekend.
Requested if it was a must-win recreation, Deila wouldn’t be drawn.
“We need to win. Everyone needs to win. I’m certain Nashville needs to win as effectively,” he stated, as quoted in The Atlanta Voice.
“It’s extra about how we will carry out. How we will get the most effective out of one another.
“We all know we will beat Nashville, however our focus must be on ourselves.”
Midfielder Aleksey Miranchuk was in settlement together with his supervisor forward of the go to from Nashville.
The Russian has scored one purpose up to now in MLS this season and is eager on him and his team-mates remaining constructive all through this troublesome interval.
“It’s a troublesome state of affairs, a unique state of affairs for all of us. Now we have to seek out some approach to keep constructive,” he stated.
“Particularly on this robust state of affairs. You perceive who you’re, and it’s a must to determine it out collectively.”
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
Atlanta United – Emmanuel Latte Lath
Emmanuel Latte Lath is Atlanta’s prime scorer with 5 objectives in MLS up to now this season, at the very least three greater than some other participant within the squad.
Of the striker’s league objectives, 4 have come at house.
Nashville – Sam Surridge
Sam Surridge scored 4 of Nashville SC’s seven objectives on Saturday, netting all of them by the 57th minute.
Surridge is the second participant in MLS historical past to attain 4 objectives earlier than the hour mark in an MLS match after Abdul Conteh for D.C. United towards New England in Might 2001 (48 minutes).
MATCH PREDICTION: ATLANTA UNITED WIN
Atlanta United gained every of their first two conferences with Nashville SC, in March and August 2020.
Regardless of a disappointing begin to the season, the hosts have solely misplaced two matches out of six at house in MLS this season.
Each of Atlanta’s league victories this season have come on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Nashville, in the meantime, come into this match having misplaced three of their 4 away video games in MLS in the course of the 2025 marketing campaign.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Atlanta United – 48.7%
Draw – 25.7%
Nashville – 25.6%