Match Preview: Atlanta United vs. FC Cincinnati
May 14, 2024 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release
ATLANTA - Atlanta United returns to action Wednesday when it travels to face FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium. The match is set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, while fans can also tune-in to radio calls on 92.9 The Game and La Mejor.
Atlanta holds an all-time record of 5-2-5 against FC Cincinnati in MLS play: 3-2-2 at home, 2-0-3 on the road and 0-1-0 at a neutral site. This is the second meeting between the teams this season as Cincinnati defeated Atlanta 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on April 20.
Atlanta begins a three-match road stretch against FC Cincinnati and will then travel to face Nashville SC on Saturday and Charleston Battery on Tuesday, May 21 in U.S. Open Cup Play.
With a goal Saturday against D.C. United, Thiago Almada became the third Atlanta Untied player in club history to reach 20 goals and 20 assists in MLS play, joining Miguel Almirón and Tito Villalba.
Almada is averaging 7.70 shot creating actions per game, which ranks second in MLS to Cincinnati's Luciano Acosta (7.73).
MATCH INFORMATION
Wednesday, May 15 | TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio | 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Atlanta United (3-5-3, 12 points) vs. FC Cincinnati (7-2-3, 24 points)
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
TV | MLS Season Pass
English Radio | 92.9 The Game
Spanish Radio | La Mejor
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