Atlanta United Fc vs Columbus Crew Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 06/11/2023, 17:45  by Joseph King | Modified on 06/11/2023 at 18:21 in Major League Soccer Predictions

Sixth-seed Atlanta United host the third-seeded Columbus Crew for game two of the Eastern Conference first round in the 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs. It’s a win-or-go-home situation for Atlanta after dropping game one in this best-of-three series. The winner of this tie advances to the conference semifinals where they will meet up with either second-seeded Orlando City or seventh-seed Nashville SC. A potential game three in this series would take place in Columbus as the Crew have the higher seeding.

Atlanta United were unable to overcome Columbus’ home field advantage in game one as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat. It was complete one-way traffic at Lower.com Field as Atlanta failed to register a single shot on goal and only fired off one total shot in the entire game. The Crew, meanwhile, created 1.98 expected goals, had eight shots on target and created three clear cut scoring chances in a dominant victory. Atlanta United have picked the worst possible time to go cold as they are now four matches without a win. It was also the first game that Atlanta had failed to score in since July.

Columbus will be encouraged coming into the Mercedes-Benz Arena given their excellent performance in game one. Additionally, the Crew have experienced a lot of success against Atlanta in recent meetings. Wilfried Nancy’s men are unbeaten in their last five against Atlanta with three wins and three draws. Among those victories are a 6-1 beatdown at home and a 2-1 away win at this ground. Columbus is on an overall unbeaten run of seven games with three wins from their last four.