
Match Preview: Atlanta United vs. CF Montreal
September 22, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release
ATLANTA -Atlanta United returns to action Saturday when it hosts CF Montreal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The match, presented by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, is set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on MLS Season Passwhile fans can also tune-in to radio calls on 92.9 The Game and La Mejor.
MLS Season Pass features every match of the regular season and Audi MLS Cup Playoffs with consistent match times and no blackouts. The service also features MLS Countdown, the live pre-game show before every match, live halftime reports, MLS 360 -- a fast-moving whip-around show that will provide live look-ins and analysis from all the key moments from every match, and MLS Wrap-up, the live post-game show. All matches feature commentary in English or Spanish, while matches involving Canadian teams will also have French commentary. Fans in the U.S. and Canada also have the option to select their home team's radio for broadcast audio on the Apple TV app where available.
Atlanta holds a 6-3-3 all-time record against CF Montreal in MLS regular season play: 4-1-0 at home and 2-3-2 on the road. Atlanta is unbeaten against Montreal in five all-time meetings at home and won the first meeting 1-0 this season in Montreal on July 8.
Thiago Almada and Brooks Lennon continue to climb the club's all-time assist chart in MLS play. Almada (27 assists) and Lennon (26) rank third and fourth respectively, trailing only Julian Gressel (35) and Miguel Almirón (28). Almada set the club's single-season assist record with his 15th of the year against Inter Miami CF.
Saba Lobjanidze scored Atlanta's lone goal in its 1-1 draw at D.C. United on Wednesday, his fifth goal contribution (three goals, two assists) in his first five career MLS matches.
Atlanta United Homegrowns have recorded 17 goal contributions this season (11 goals, six assists). Tyler Wolff tallied his first assist of the season against D.C. and leads the Homegrowns with five goals.
Giorgos Giakoumakis is now tied for second in the MLS Golden Boot race with 14 goals with four matches remaining.
Montreal heads into the match in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with 37 points, coming off a 1-1 draw at home against FC Cincinnati on Wednesday.
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