Atlanta United vs Saint Louis FC
The USA Open Cup event has entered the quarter-finals and where one of the matches in this round presents a match between Atlanta United who played host to Saint Louis FC at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. This match is indeed very interesting because it also became their first meeting match, because Saint Louis FC is not a team from the MLS competition but played in the USL Championship.
Of course just stepping up to the quarter-finals has become an achievement in itself for Saint Louis FC, even though they are not a superior team. In the round of 16 yesterday they successfully conquered Cincinnati with a score of 1-0 thanks to a mere goal from S. Fink. Meanwhile, Atlanta United is still reasonable if it can step into the quarter-finals considering they are indeed one of the leading teams in the event this time.
Atlanta United are ranked third in the MLS Eastern Conference zone. Nevertheless, Atlanta United’s big homework was to improve their performance after swallowing two disappointing results in the last 2 games, Atlanta United were beaten 5-1 to Chicago Fire then drew 3-3 with New York RB. But not only the host, but also the visitors came with a bad record.
Saint Louis FC failed to win in the last 3 matches, drew against the Carolina RailHawks and Loudoun United was then defeated by the Swope Park Rangers. But again the difference in the level of competition and overall Atlanta United is one of the leading MLS teams the chance to win remains at Atlanta United. Most likely Saint Louis FC is beaten in this match.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.33