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Atlanta Utd v Sporting Kansas City prediction

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What to expect

We expect about 2.0 goals from Atlanta Utd and 1.2 from Sporting Kansas City, so Atlanta Utd come out ahead by a clear distance rather than a nose. Put together, that is around 3.2 goals in the game, and a match we expect to open up at both ends.

Atlanta Utd come into this on two straight defeats. Sporting Kansas City come into this on two straight defeats. Recent results are only ever part of the story, but they are worth knowing before kick-off.

Our pick: Both teams to score. Both of these carry enough of a threat to find the net (xG 2.0-1.2), and we make both teams to score about 56%. Expect goals at either end rather than a one-sided shut-out.

We put the chance of that landing at about 56 out of 100. The price on offer is 1.53, which works out at about 65 out of 100. The price is shorter than our own read, so there is less in this than it might look.

What the numbers say
Atlanta Utd have not won any of their last five.
Sporting Kansas City have won one of their last five.
Two of the last four meetings finished under 2.5 goals.
Both teams scored in two of the last four meetings.

Recent meetings

27 Feb 2022Atlanta Utd 3 - 1 Sporting Kansas City
6 May 2019Sporting Kansas City 0 - 3 Atlanta Utd
10 May 2018Atlanta Utd 0 - 2 Sporting Kansas City
7 Aug 2017Sporting Kansas City 1 - 1 Atlanta Utd
Atlanta Utd have won two of the last four meetings, with one drawn.

One thing to watch

A clean sheet at either end undoes it, and one side shutting up shop is always on the cards. The price is shorter than our own read of about 56%, so there's less value here than the number suggests.

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