Jul 9th features a match where Austin and Atlanta United will play a match in Atlanta in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 33 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. In their last match, 11th placed Atlanta United, recorded a 2-2 draw against New York City. Castellanos Gimenez struck first for New York City in the 37th minute on a feed from Talles Magno, then Josef Alexander Martinez tied it up for Atlanta United in the 56th minute . Atlanta United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Austin, recorded a 3-2 win against Colorado Rapids. Lalas Abubakar struck first for Colorado Rapids in the 19th minute, then Jonathan Lewis added another in the 22nd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Maximiliano Urruti. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Austin should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Both Maximiliano Urruti and Sebastián Driussi have been the hottest scorers for Austin in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Atlanta United’s most prolific scorer has been Martinez. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.