Atlanta United manager Gonzalo Pineda said his team lost a “very, very important game” at Philadelphia, 1-0, on Saturday.
After most of the other Eastern Conference teams played Saturday night, he proved to be correct.
Because they failed to earn a point, after the rest of the action, the Five Stripes dropped from sixth to eighth place and below the seven-team playoff line. The team has 36 points with eight games remaining.
The standings:
1. New England, 62 points.
2. Nashville, 44, which plays Chicago today.
3. NYCFC, 39.
4. Philadelphia, 38.
5. Orlando, 38.
6. D.C. United, 37.
7. Montreal, 37
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8. Atlanta United, 36.
9. Columbus, 34.
10. Miami, 32
11. Red Bulls, 30.
Five of Atlanta United’s remaining eight games come against teams that are competing to qualify for the playoffs. It has two games remaining against teams above the playoff line, Montreal and NYCFC.
The team’s record against teams currently above the Eastern Conference playoff line is 4-6-5. Three of those four wins happened in the last six games.
Atlanta United will host Miami on Wednesday and play at Montreal on Saturday.
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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
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 vs. Inter Miami, 7 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Oct. 2 at Montreal, 7 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Oct. 16 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Oct. 20 vs. NYCFC, 7:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Oct. 27 vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Oct. 30 vs. Toronto, 6 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
Nov. 3 at New York Red Bulls, TBD, BSSO/BSSE
Nov. 7 at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE
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