Info to know: Atlanta United at Montreal

Atlanta United (8-5-8) will play at Montreal (8-10-2) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The game will be televised on Apple TV. You can sync the radio broadcast from 92.9 FM through the app.

Here is a scouting report for the game:

Montreal manager: Hernan Losada

Montreal at home: 7-2-0

Atlanta United on road: 1-4-5

Montreal goals for/against: 20/28

Montreal expected goals for/against: 20.3/28.7

Montreal past five matches: W-L-D-W-L

Atlanta United goals for/against: 39/35

Atlanta United expected goals for/against: 28.5/25.5

Atlanta United past five matches: D-W-D-L-W

Montreal key players

Chinonso Offor: Three goals

Romell Quioto: Three goals

Mathieu Choiniere: Two goals, two assists

Atlanta United key players

Thiago Almada: Eight goals, 10 assists

Tyler Wolff: Four goals

Talking points

1. Formation. Pineda wouldn’t commit to playing with three centerbacks for the second consecutive game. He did say that he would like to commit to one.

2. Changes. Franco Ibarra no longer is with the team. Andrew Gutman no longer is with the team. Caleb Wiley likely will start at left wingback. Who starts in place of Ibarra will be interesting. Santiago Sosa hasn’t started a match since May 27. But, it’s either him or Ozzie Alonso.

3. History. Atlanta United has won only once at Stade Saputo. That happened in 2018. Pineda acknowledged last week that, for some reason, the team doesn’t play well there.

Injury reports

Atlanta United

Questionable: Giorgos Giakoumakis (hamstring).

Out: Miles Robinson (international duty) and Ibarra (loan).

Montreal

Out: Romell Quioto (hamstring), Mathieu Choinière (ankle), Lassi Lappalainen (sports hernia), Zachary Brault-Guillard (international duty) and Aaron Herrera (international duty).

Officiating crew

Referee: Ismir Pekic

Assistants: Lyes Arfa, Brian Dunn

Fourth official: Mathieu Souare

VAR: Daniel Radford

AVAR: Eric Weisbrod

Atlanta United’s predicted 11

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan

Centerback Luis Abram

Centerback JuanJo Purata

Centerback Ronald Hernandez

Right fullback Brooks Lennon

Left fullback Caleb Wiley

Defensive midfielder Santiago Sosa

Midfielder Amar Sejdic

Attacking midfielder Thiago Almada

Attacking midfielder Machop Chol

Striker Miguel Berry

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Atlanta United’s 2023 MLS schedule

Feb. 25 Atlanta United 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1

March 4 Atlanta United 1, Toronto FC 1

March 11 Atlanta United 3, Charlotte FC 0

March 18 Atlanta United 5, Portland 1

March 25 Columbus 6, Atlanta United 1

April 1 Atlanta United 1, New York Red Bulls 0

April 8 Atlanta United 1, New York City FC 1

April 15 Atlanta United 2, Toronto FC 2

April 23 Atlanta United 2, Chicago 1

April 29 Nashville SC 3, Atlanta United 1

May 6 Inter Miami CF 2, Atlanta United 1