August 6th features a match where Seattle Sounders will travel to Atlanta to battle Atlanta United in a meeting of these two closely matched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Atlanta United recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Chicago Fire. Chicago Fire had 16 on net, and Atlanta United had 14, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Atlanta United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 9th placed Seattle Sounders is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Los Angeles FC. Jesus Murillo struck first for Seattle Sounders on an own goal in the 14th minute, then tied it up for Los Angeles FC in the 35th minute on a feed from Latif Blessing But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 44th minute on a goal by Vela Garrido. Seattle Sounders is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 draw each.
Marcelo Nicolas Lodeiro Benitez and Jordan Morris are the top scorers for Seattle Sounders in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Atlanta United’s top weapon lately has been Cisneros Morell, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.