Atlanta United (3-6-2) will host Miami at 7 p.m. Saturday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Southeast, can be heard on 92.9FM and you can follow Doug Roberson’s coverage on Twitter @DougRobersonAJC.
A look at Miami:
Inter Miami (@InterMiamiCF)
Record: 2-7-2.
Last five games: 1-2-2.
Record against Atlanta United: 1-0-1.
Manager: Diego Alonso.
Likely formation: 3-4-2-1.
Stats that may interest you
xG: 12.8 (Atlanta’s is 10)
XGA: 12.8 (Atlanta’s is 15.7)
Actual goals scored: 9
Actual goals allowed: 14
Key players
Rodolfo Pizarro midfielder, three goals, 16 shots, six on target.
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, centerback, former Atlanta United player signed before MLS tournament.
Blaise Matuidi, midfielder, former Juventus standout.
Analysis: Miami is coming off a 2-1 loss to Orlando and, once again, the defeat came because of a defensive mistake. That has been the theme of Miami’s season: opponents are capitalizing on its mistake but it’s not capitalizing on its opponents. The closest it came to doing so was its 2-1 win against Atlanta United.
Miami’s starting 11 in its previous game:
31 G Luis Robles
5 D Nicolás Figal
3 D Andrés Reyes
26 D Leandro González Pirez
22 M Ben Sweat
13 M Victor Ulloa
8 M Blaise Matuidi
12 M Juan Agudelo
7 M Lewis Morgan
10 M Rodolfo Pizarro
19 F Robbie Robinson
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Atlanta United coming games
Saturday Miami, 7 p.m., Fox Sports Southeast
Sept. 23 Dallas, 7 p.m., Fox Sports South
Sept. 27 at Chicago, 7:30 pm., Fox Sports Southeast
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