At home after last week’s disappointing show against Charlotte FC, Atlanta United will host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday in the hope of winning a victory over his Eastern Conference enemy.
Atlanta (1-1-0, 3 points) followed its 3-2 season-opening victory over CF Montreal with a 2-0 defeat in Charlotte, where only three shots must be on goal even though he surpassed his opponent 16-10. Two Charlotte goals during the first nine minutes of the second half were enough to seal coach Ronny Deila’s first loss in Atlanta – a trend that he does not want to see continued.
“When we came down 1-0, I think we lost the organization,” Deila said. “Some of our players went into their shells, and we did not do what we talked about. As a group, we have to learn from this kind of experience. We do not like to lose, especially because in my opinion we were even with them, if not better during the first half.”
The club will look for continued production from Emmanuel Late Lath, who scored two goals against Montreal less than a month after signing with Atlanta on February 4 for a deal reported to be worth $ 22 million, which highlighted a league record fee.
New York (1-1-0, 3 points) got its first victory in 2025 last time and published a 2-0 home victory over Nashville SC. Mohammed Sofo and Emil Forsberg struck a goal for the first half and earned Red Bulls their first victory since their unlikely driving to the MLS Cup a season ago.
Second year’s coach Sandro Schwarz detects a shift in Franchiseen’s energy, one that he hopes is extended during the beginning of the year.
“We had a good event at our stadium last week with our supporters, where we had conversations that were very open and grateful from both sides,” Schwarz said. “To compare the emotions from the fans now since the beginning of last season, it’s fantastic. That’s the reason we work so hard.”
After Saturday’s match in Atlanta, New York will host Orlando City SC and Toronto FC at home in back-to-back weeks.
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