Atlanta United FC won each of its first two meetings with Nashville SC, but Nashville SC is unbeaten in the six meetings since then ((W3 D3 in all competitions). Hany Mukhtar has scored five goals in league play against Atlanta United FC as only Luciano Acosta (6) has more against Atlanta United FC in the club’s MLS history.
Nashville SC recorded a four-match winning streak from August 21 to September 3 last season in which it scored 14 times. In the club’s 14 MLS matches since (including playoffs), its recorded only four wins (D4 L5) and scored just 12 total goals.
With 18 points, Atlanta United FC is off to its second-best start to an MLS season after collecting 22 points after nine games in its MLS Cup-winning 2018 campaign. Only five of those 18 points have been earned on the road (W1 D2 L1), however.
Hany Mukhtar scored Nashville SC’s lone goal in its 1-1 draw against the Los Angeles Football Club on Saturday. Since the start of the 2021 season, Mukhtar has been involved in 42 goals in home MLS matches (29 goals, 13 assists), eight more than nay other player in the league.
Atlanta United FC’s winning goal against the Chicago Fire on Sunday, a Maren Haile-Selassie own goal, was scored at 98:09, second 99th-minute winning goal for Atlanta United FC this season (T. Almada on February 26). Prior to this year, there were just two match winners in at 90’+9 or later in all of MLS over the previous 14 seasons.
