MLS Match Preview: Atlanta United FC (4-10-8) vs. Charlotte FC (10-11-2)

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Match Details

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025

Time: 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Watch: MLS Season Pass, Apple TV

Team Form & Momentum

Atlanta United – Searching for a Spark

Winless in last 6 matches (0W–3D–3L)

Currently 13th in the Eastern Conference with 20 points from 22 matches

All four wins this season have come at home

Emmanuel Latte Lath leads the team with 6 goals

Recent result: 2–2 draw vs Chicago Fire, salvaged by rookie Will Reilly’s stoppage-time equalizer

Charlotte FC – Building Momentum

Back-to-back wins over NYCFC (2–0) and DC United (2–1)

9th in the Eastern Conference with 32 points from 23 matches

Pep Biel has 9 goals and 10 assists this season, including 4 goals in his last 4 matches

Away form remains shaky: just 2 wins in 12 road games, with 9 losses

Key Stats & Betting Trends

CategoryAtlanta UnitedCharlotte FC
Goals/Game1.141.65
Goals Conceded/Game1.821.61
Home/Away Record4–4–4 (Home)2–1–9 (Away)
Last 5 MatchesD–D–D–L–LW–W–L–L–L
Head-to-Head3 wins4 wins

Charlotte have won 4 of the last 7 H2H meetings

Atlanta have failed to cover the -0.25 Asian Handicap in 17 of their last 20 matches

Over 2.5 goals has hit in 7 of Charlotte’s last 8 away games

Atlanta’s last 3 home matches have all featured Over 2.5 goals

Player Spotlight

Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United)

6 goals this season

Expected to lead the line again

Scored in 2 of last 4 home matches

Pep Biel (Charlotte FC)

9 goals, 10 assists

Involved in 7 goals in last 4 matches

Scored a brace vs DC United in last outing

MATCH ODDS

Atlanta United FC + 115                Draw + 265         Charlotte FC + 185

Over 3.5 + 130                  Under 3.5 – 165

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, July 18, 2025

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