Atlanta United host Toronto FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, November 1 (4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT / 1:30 PM PT).
Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s lineup conversation centres on the attacking numbers both sides can call upon. Atlanta United lean on Miguel Almirón and Aleksey Miranchuk, who have scored six goals apiece this season, with Tristan Muyumba and Tomás Jacob also chipping in from midfield and defence. Toronto FC counter with Dániel Sallói and Joshua Sargent, who have scored nine and eight goals respectively, while Derrick Etienne Jr and Đorđe Mihailović add craft through the middle of the park.
Atlanta United vs Toronto FC: Best Bets & Predictions
Atlanta look to end a rough home run against a Toronto FC side still chasing a late playoff push.
Our approach: we weigh underlying standings, goal difference and recent results over reputation, then let the data point us to a result, a scoreline, a both-teams-to-score call, a total-goals call and the player most likely to find the net.
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Season Form & Standings
Atlanta United sit fourteenth in the Eastern Conference with thirty points from thirty-one games (eight wins, six draws, seventeen losses) and a goal difference of minus fifteen, firmly outside this year’s playoff picture. Toronto FC are eleventh in the East on thirty-six points (eight wins, twelve draws, eleven losses, minus eleven goal difference), still within sight of a playoff spot.
Eastern Conference
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto FC | 11 | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 59 | -11 | 36 |
| Atlanta United | 14 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 30 |
Atlanta United vs Toronto FC Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Atlanta United
4-3-3Toronto FC
4-3-3Potential Match-Winners
- Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United): Six goals, sixty-three shots and fifty-five chances created make Miguel Almirón Atlanta’s most involved attacker, and he is the pick as anytime scorer in this one.
- Dániel Sallói (Toronto FC): Dániel Sallói leads Toronto FC with nine goals from fifty-six shots, twenty-five of them on target, the kind of volume that makes him the away side’s clearest threat.
- Joshua Sargent (Toronto FC): Joshua Sargent sits just behind with eight goals and fifty-seven shots of his own, giving Toronto two genuine frontline outlets to call on.
Recent Form
Atlanta United: D L W L L
- 2026-10-25: Atlanta United 2-3 Chicago Fire (L, home)
- 2026-10-18: Atlanta United 1-3 Inter Miami (L, home)
- 2026-10-15: CF Montreal 0-3 Atlanta United (W, away)
- 2026-10-11: Atlanta United 1-3 FC Cincinnati (L, home)
- 2026-09-27: Atlanta United 2-2 NYCFC (D, home)
Atlanta United have won one of their last five matches, with a win on the road at CF Montreal the highlight of that stretch. They were beaten 2-3 at home by Chicago Fire in their most recent outing, with a 1-3 home loss to Inter Miami the game before that.
Toronto FC: L W D W L
- 2026-10-24: Columbus Crew 4-2 Toronto FC (L, away)
- 2026-10-18: New York Red Bulls 0-2 Toronto FC (W, away)
- 2026-10-15: Toronto FC 3-3 Orlando City (D, home)
- 2026-10-10: Toronto FC 2-1 CF Montreal (W, home)
- 2026-09-27: Nashville SC 2-0 Toronto FC (L, away)
Toronto FC have won two of their last five matches. They beat CF Montreal 2-1 at home and New York Red Bulls 2-0 away either side of a 3-3 draw with Orlando City, before being beaten 4-2 at Columbus Crew in their most recent outing.
Atlanta United vs Toronto FC Prediction
Atlanta United occupy fourteenth in the Eastern Conference and have little left to play for in the playoff race, while Toronto FC sit eleventh and still carry an outside interest in a late push, but home advantage and the attacking output of Almirón and Miranchuk should be enough to get Atlanta over the line. Expect goals at both ends given how porous both defences have been, with Atlanta United winning two-one.