Sporting Kansas City vs Atlanta United Predictions

Sporting KC have played one more game than Atlanta United this season and have two more points on the board, but neither team has had the start they had wished for in 2019, especially not the MLS Cup holders. Atlanta United had a poor start to the campaign, but their form has picked up over the last few weeks and they have begun to show some of the qualities that took them all the way last year.

Sporting KC played out an eight goal thriller at home to New England last time out, a game which both teams will feel they could have won. Sporting went in 3-1 down at the break, but New England had a man sent-off early in the second half and the hosts pulled a goal back via a Gutierrez penalty on the hour mark. The visitors then got a penalty which Gil missed, but Jones was on hand to knock in the rebound and make the scoreline 4-2. Gutierrez netted his second goal of the game to give Sporting KC hope of a comeback, and with seven minutes left on the clock Nemeth netted his brace to make it 4-4. New England had another man sent-off late on, but the hosts couldn’t capitalise and the score ended 4-4. A solitary strike from Gressel proved enough for Atlanta to claim a deserved three points at home to the lowest ranked club in the MLS, Colorado Rapids. The hosts had 67% of the possession, more, corners, and more shots, and never really looked like they would concede a goal.

There isn’t much of a head to head record to go on between these two teams, so we’re basing much of our prediction for this game on the form and performances of both teams over the last month or so. Atlanta United have won three of their last six matches, while Sporting KC haven’t won any of their last six. Both teams have scored in each of Sporting KC’s last five matches, and Atlanta United have only failed to score in one of their last six matches. Sporting KC haven’t kept any clean sheets in their last six matches, and over 2.5 goals have been scored in five of their last six matches. All of the above suggests that Atlanta United should take something from Monday’s match and makes a double chance bet well worth backing, and we can see both teams scoring and their being over 2.5 goals produced during the ninety minutes.

Németh top scores for the hosts with six goals in the MLS so far this season, while Barco leads the way for Atlanta United, ahead of Martinez, with three goals so far. We’re confident that Atlanta United will pick up at least a point on Monday and have backed the visitors with a double chance bet, and for the scoreline to end 2-2. The visitors form has been improving of late, while their hosts seem to have forgotten how to win games, but both teams have been scoring on a regular basis and that should make for a very entertaining ninety minutes between the pair.