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Match Preview: Atlanta United vs. Nashville SC

August 25, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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ATLANTA -bAtlanta United returns to action Saturday when it hosts Nashville SC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The match, presented by Global Payments, is set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on MLS Season Pass, while 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 2-3-3 all-time record against Nashville SC in MLS regular season play: 1-1-1 at home and 1-2-2 on the road. This will be the second meeting of the season between the two sides as Nashville won 3-1 on April 29 at GEODIS Park.

After scoring his second brace of the season in the team's 2-0 victory at Seattle on Saturday, Giorgos Giakoumakis is tied for second in the MLS Golden Boot race with 12 goals. The striker's 1.02 goals per 90 minutes is the best mark in the league (min. 1,000 minutes played). LAFC's Denis Bouanga ranks second at .64.

Thiago Almada recorded his 19th goal contribution (eight goals, 11 assists) with an assist against Seattle. That ranks third in MLS behind behind Nashville's Hany Mukhtar (21) and Cincinnati's Luciano Acosta (20). Almada is one assist shy of reaching his assist total of 12 from last season. Atlanta's number 10 also leads MLS in chances created from open play with 54.

Miles Robinson returned to MLS action on Saturday for the first time since June 10. The center back won 100% of his duels against Seattle, the fourth match this season that he's won 100% of his duels, and continues to lead the league in Duel Success Rate at 74.5% (min. 100 duels).

Brooks Lennon recorded his eighth assist of the season, which marks a new single-season career best for the right back. Lennon's 24 career MLS regular season assists with Atlanta rank third in club history.

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