Atlanta United host Charlotte FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, August 29 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
Atlanta United and Charlotte FC both arrive with clean team news \u2014 no absences flagged in the run-up, so Saturday’s teamsheets should look close to first-choice for both sides. Aleksey Miranchuk anchors Atlanta’s attack with 5 goals and 38 chances created in 1,617 minutes, while Miguel Almir\u00f3n adds direct threat with 3 goals and 16 shots on target from 40 attempts. Charlotte’s spine starts with Pep Biel, who has produced 11 goals and 52 shots this season, with Ashley Westwood’s 33 chances created keeping the supply line moving from deeper.<\/p>\n
Atlanta United sit 12th in the East on 21 points, still working against a goal difference of -11, while Charlotte FC are fifth on 32 points and firmly inside the playoff picture. Mercedes-Benz Stadium has seen Atlanta win their last 3 \u2014 over Sporting Kansas City, at Minnesota United and past the New York Red Bulls \u2014 but Charlotte have their own recent form, drawing at Toronto FC before beating DC United on home soil. That contrast \u2014 home comfort against a visitor who takes points wherever it finds them \u2014 points to a tight finish, with the visitors edging it late.<\/p>\n\n\n