Atlanta United will host Columbus Crew at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday in the sixth round of the 2026 Major League Soccer campaign. Both sides have endured slow starts to the league season and will be looking to pick up points this weekend to move higher up the league table.
Atlanta suffered defeats in each of their opening three games of the new league season before securing an impressive 3-1 win over Philadelphia Union and sharing the points in a drab goalless draw with DC United last time out.
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The Five Stripes missed out on playoff action last season for only the third time since the club’s inception in 2017 and will need to improve on their poor start to the new campaign if they are to guarantee postseason football this year.
Columbus have been thwarted by late goals in their last two games, conceding in the 94th minute of their 1-0 loss against Nashville and in the 83rd minute of their 2-1 defeat to Toronto last time out. The visitors continue their wait for a first win under new manager Henrik Rydstrom, who replaced Wilfried Nancy in December last year, and risk finishing the matchday at the bottom of the combined MLS league table should they drop points again this weekend.
Atlanta United vs Columbus Crew Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The sides have met on 25 previous occasions going into this weekend’s fixture. Atlanta have won eight of those meetings, and three have ended in draws, while Columbus Crew have won the remaining 14.
- The hosts have secured only two wins in the last 10 editions of this fixture.
- The visitors have scored 27 goals in their last 10 games in this fixture.
- Atlanta have failed to keep a clean sheet in this fixture since 2018.
- Both teams have scored five goals and conceded eight apiece after the first five rounds of this season.
Atlanta United vs Columbus Crew Prediction
The sides are very closely matched going into the weekend clash due to their recent forms, although the Five Stripes will hope to get a boost from their home advantage.
Columbus will rely heavily on their dominant record in recent editions of this fixture to get a result on Saturday, but will need something special to manage anything more than a point.
Prediction: Atlanta United 1-1 Columbus Crew
Atlanta United vs Columbus Crew Betting Tips
Tip 1 – Result: Draw
Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes (Both teams have gotten on the scoresheet in five of their last six matchups)
Edited by Peter Pedroncelli
