Philadelphia Union v Atlanta United: Slisz urges guests to point out extra aggression
Atlanta United midfielder Bartosz Slisz urged his team-mates to verify their aggression from coaching is mirrored of their efficiency in opposition to the Philadelphia Union.
Atlanta have received simply twice in MLS to date this season however are winless of their final two since beating New York Metropolis FC 4-3 on the finish of March.
It leaves them sitting eleventh within the Jap Convention, although a win on Saturday would see them shut the hole to the groups above them.
They misplaced 1-0 to New England Revolution final trip, failing to capitalise on their possibilities, and Slisz believes they’re higher than they confirmed in that match.
“Should you lose and also you don’t [get frustrated], I believe one thing is fallacious with you,” Slisz mentioned after coaching on Tuesday. “For positive, it’s not me, as a result of I wish to win each recreation.
“Proper now, the coaching session could be very aggressive. I do know everybody desires to win. That’s why, in coaching, everybody desires to win, and now we have to point out it within the recreation. We now have to be extra aggressive.”
Prepared for the highway #UniteAndConquer pic.twitter.com/mjXDJ4pjdm
— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) April 14, 2025
In the meantime, Philadelphia Union are 4 factors higher off than their opponents as they sit fourth within the desk.
After a robust begin to life below Bradley Carnell that noticed them win 4 of their first 5 matches, they’re now winless in three whereas failing to attain within the final two.
Carnell isn’t apprehensive about their kind in entrance of purpose although, insisting they’ve nonetheless proven promise within the ultimate third.
“It wasn’t our greatest efficiency by far [in the 1-0 defeat to NYCFC], however it’s one now we have to wipe away and transfer on from,” he mentioned.
“We’ve had sufficient there to get targets and get guys on the scoresheet, although it was totally different at NYCFC. We got here shut however weren’t as shut as now we have been.
“We’ll carry on grinding and doing our factor. We’re nonetheless in a great way, and we’ll proceed to push that and ensure everybody’s prepared.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Philadelphia Union – Quinn Sullivan
Philadelphia have been shut out in consecutive matches after discovering the online a minimum of as soon as of their earlier 14 league video games.
Quinn Sullivan had a game-high 4 pictures (degree with Bruno Damiani), with a kind of hitting the goal. He additionally had probably the most touches within the field (10), and was one in all two Philadelphia gamers to have a ‘huge’ probability.
Atlanta United – Emmanuel Latte Lath
Atlanta United failed to attain of their defeat to New England regardless of recording 42 touches within the Revs’ field over the 90 minutes.
Emmanuel Latte Lath had eight of these (a joint-team excessive together with Aleksey Mirankchuk), whereas additionally having six pictures price 1.08 anticipated targets (xG).
Again dwelling #DOOP | @VisitDelcoPA pic.twitter.com/On1PZzaxNb
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) April 16, 2025
MATCH PREDICTION: PHILADELPHIA UNION WIN
The Union have misplaced solely one in all their final 10 matches in opposition to Atlanta United in all competitions (W4 D5) relationship again to 2021. Atlanta’s lone win in eight visits to Subaru Park was a 2-0 victory in 2018 (D3 L4).
The Union have managed simply seven wins of their final 26 regular-season dwelling matches relationship again to mid-September 2023 (D10 L9). Previous to that, the Union had received six straight and registered 18 victories of their earlier 21 league video games at Subaru Park (D2 L1).
In the meantime, for the primary time in membership historical past, Atlanta United (9 factors) haven’t reached double-figure factors of their first eight video games of a season. Atlanta’s 13 targets allowed are additionally their most at this stage of a season.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Philadelphia Union – 52%
Draw – 24.5%
Atlanta United – 23.5%
