Ronny Deila needs his Atlanta United facet to discover a technique to flip attracts into wins as they goal to make a surge in direction of the playoffs.
Atlanta sit thirteenth within the Jap Convention, some 12 factors again from Charlotte FC, who occupy the ultimate play-in spot because it sounds.
Charlotte are Atlanta’s subsequent opponents. The 5 Stripes have drawn their final three MLS video games, although they confirmed loads of grit to twice come from behind in opposition to the Chicago Hearth on Wednesday.
Former Celtic and New York Metropolis FC coach Deila understands that Atlanta should discover a technique to win sooner moderately than later, although, given they final tasted victory in Might.
“Now we have to start out profitable, if we’re going to speak concerning the playoffs,” he stated.
“We have to work with our performances. However that’s the season we’ve got had. There are issues we’ve got to work on.
“We pressed very well and within the second half we performed very well [against Chicago], however nonetheless we conceded possibilities, on transition and particular person issues we are able to do higher.
“However we don’t quit and we hold going and get one thing out of it. There’s an enormous distinction between dropping and drawing.
“I believe we’re drained. If you press like we do, we have to hold the ball extra. We don’t have sufficient connection to the field, that’s the principle factor.
We’re again once more, an enormous sport for us. If we are able to get three factors there, we’re on our manner.
“We must always have gained greater than we’ve got achieved recently, however we have to flip attracts into wins to get into the [playoff] state of affairs.”
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
Atlanta United – Will Reilly
Reilly got here off the bench to attain his first MLS objective on Wednesday.
It was the fourth objective scored by Atlanta within the ninetieth minute or later this MLS season with all 4 of these objectives coming from substitutes.
Charlotte FC – Pep Biel
Biel scored twice whereas having 4 photographs on track in Charlotte’s 2-1 midweek win over D.C. United.
The 4 photographs on objective tied for the second most in an MLS match by a Charlotte participant with solely Karol Swiderski (5 in October 2024 v the Hearth) having extra.
MATCH PREDICTION: DRAW
Charlotte have misplaced seven of their final eight regular-season away matches (W1), together with the final three in a row. Their lone win got here in the one match during which it saved a clear sheet in that point (1-0 over Toronto FC), permitting a number of objectives within the different seven matches.
Ought to Atlanta draw once more, then it is going to be their longest run of attracts in MLS since a four-match streak between Might and June 2023.
Nevertheless, not one of the seven all-time conferences between Atlanta and Charlotte have resulted in attracts (Charlotte W4, Atlanta W3).
Charlotte have gained every of their final two regular-season visits to Atlanta, scoring three objectives in every match.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Atlanta United – 39.7%
Charlotte FC – 33.7%
Draw – 26.6%
