Atlanta United can clinch a spot in the MLS playoffs this weekend in the following scenario:
- It defeats Toronto on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Montreal loses or draws with the Red Bulls on Saturday.
- D.C. United loses or draws with Columbus on Saturday.
- Orlando loses or draws with Nashville on Sunday.
The Five Stripes are in sixth place in the East with 46 points. They have three games remaining. If the team takes the nine available points, it will no finish no worse than fourth and will get to host a first-round playoff game.
It is an amazing turnaround from when the team was stuck in 10th place and had scored only 13 goals in 13 games.
“I’m happy that we’ve put ourselves in a position to hopefully get into the playoffs,” captain and goalkeeper Brad Guzan said Friday. “We put ourselves in a position to hopefully host the playoff game. But that’s all just talk. We need to be able to go out and do that. And we’ve been able to do that from a collective standpoint. And now, you know, we’ve got another opportunity tomorrow to continue that momentum.”
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Atlanta United’s 2021 MLS schedule
April 17 Atlanta United 0, Orlando 0
April 24 Atlanta United 3, Chicago 1
May 1 New England 2, Atlanta United 1
May 9 Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami 1
May 15 Atlanta United 1, Montreal 0
May 23 Atlanta United 1, Seattle 1
May 29 Atlanta United 2, Nashville 2
June 20 Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia 2
June 23 NYCFC 1, Atlanta United 0
June 27 Atlanta United 0, New York Red Bulls 0
July 3 Chicago 3, Atlanta United 0
July 8 Atlanta United 2, Nashville 2
July 17 New England 1, Atlanta United 0
July 21 Atlanta United 1, Cincinnati 1
July 24 Columbus 1, Atlanta United 0
July 30 Orlando 3, Atlanta United 2
Aug. 4 Atlanta United 2, Montreal 2
Aug. 7 Atlanta United 3, Columbus 2
Aug. 15 Atlanta United 1, LAFC 0
Aug. 18 Atlanta United 1, Toronto 0
Aug. 21 Atlanta United 2, D.C. United 1
Aug. 28 Nashville 2, Atlanta United 0
Sept. 10 Atlanta United 3, Orlando 0
Sept. 15 Atlanta United 4, Cincinnati 0
Sept. 18 Atlanta United 3, D.C. United 2
Sept. 25 Philadelphia 1, Atlanta United 0
Sept. 29 Atlanta United 1, Inter Miami 0
Oct. 2 Montreal 2, Atlanta United 1
Oct. 16 Atlanta United 2, Toronto 0
Oct. 20 Atlanta United 1, NYCFC 1
Oct. 27 Atlanta United 2, Miami 1
Oct. 30 vs. Toronto, 6 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Nov. 3 at New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Nov. 7 at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
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