Major League Soccer: Atlanta United vs New England Revolution – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 9 match between Atlanta United and New England Revolution and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When New England Revolution come to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Major League Soccer match on Thursday, Atlanta United will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The Atlanta United go into the game in rank 13 in the Eastern Conference, while the New England Revolution rank 8 in the Eastern Conference.

Form: Atlanta United vs New England Revolution

Atlanta United Form

In their previous three outings, Atlanta United drew 0-0 with DC United, before losing 1-3 against Columbus Crew and 1-0 against Chicago Fire FC. Atlanta United claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Major League Soccer, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

New England Revolution Form

New England Revolution won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 3-1 against St. Louis City, before beating CF Montreal 3-0. Another win followed, this time by 1-0 against DC United. New England Revolution didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Major League Soccer matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 16 and scored five goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Atlanta United and New England Revolution

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Atlanta United and New England Revolution. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Atlanta United vs New England Revolution

Alhassan Yusuf shows decent form right now for New England Revolution, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Major League Soccer. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Atlanta United, who are strong favourites on Thursday. Siding with Aleksey Miranchuk also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Major League Soccer matches.

Popular betting markets: Atlanta United vs New England Revolution

Full-time result

Atlanta United won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing five and losing three as well. New England Revolution won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost eight in this run.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Atlanta United only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Curiously, New England Revolution only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Atlanta United managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, New England Revolution were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. New England Revolution have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Atlanta United when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Atlanta United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for New England Revolution, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game.