August 14, 2021 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Atlanta United FC News Release
ATLANTA – Atlanta United returns to action Sunday when it hosts Los Angeles FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The match, presented by Truist, is set to kick-off at 4 p.m. ET and will be nationally broadcast on ESPN/ESPN Deportes.
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Atlanta owns an all-time record of 1-1-0 against LAFC: 1-0-0 at home and 0-1-0 on the road in the series. This will be Atlanta’s second and final matchup against a Western Conference opponent in the regular season after drawing 1-1 at Seattle Sounders FC on May 23. Atlanta won the only meeting at Mercedes-Benz Stadium 5-0 in 2018 while LAFC won 4-3 at Banc of California Stadium in 2019.
Marcelino Moreno scored for the third consecutive match in Atlanta’s win against Columbus Crew on July 24 while Ezequiel Barco tallied a brace, his second in MLS play. Moreno leads Atlanta with six goals and has created 22 chances since July 17, the most in MLS during that stretch.
Atlanta leads MLS in both possession (58.15 %) and dribble success rate (59.38 %) entering the weekend.
LAFC is coming off a 2-1 away loss to San Jose on August 8. LAFC is 2-5-1 on the road in in 2021 and searching for its first away win since July 7 at Austin FC.
Atlanta will play six of its next seven matches at home, traveling to face D.C. United on August 21.
MATCH INFORMATION
Sunday, Aug. 15 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA | 4 p.m. (ET)
Atlanta United (3-6-9, 18 points) vs. Los Angeles (6-7-5, 23 points)
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
TV | ESPN/ESPN Deportes
English Radio | 92.9 The Game
Spanish Radio | La Mejor
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