Atlanta have been pretty inconsistent so far this season, which has seen them sitting in a disappointing ninth position in the Eastern Conference. While injuries have played a large part, they have begun to turn things around somewhat, losing just one of their last five. Toronto sit in 12th position in the Eastern Conference, and have been on a poor run of form, losing three of their last five, winning just one of them. 1:2
Noble Okello and Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty both miss out with 'lower body' issues. Kadin Chung is a doubt and may miss the upcoming fixture. Chris Mavinga will also be absent. Alejandro Pozuelo faces a late fitness test to be involved. Atlanta's pool of players to pick from seems to be dropping on a week-by-week basis. Ozzie Alonso will be absent for the rest of the season after tearing his right ACL in the win over DC United. Atlanta have confirmed that Dylan Castanheira will also miss the rest of the season due to an Achilles issue. Brad Guzan ruptured his Achilles tendon against Cincinnati in April and is also out for the season. Josef Martinez is back in contention to be named in the squad as he recovers from a knee injury. Machop Chol remains absent due to a leg injury, but is expected to return at some point in the next couple of weeks. Ronald Hernandez misses out due to an MCL injury. Miles Robinson and Andrew Gutman will also miss out due to an Achilles injury and a quad injury respectively. Santiago Sosa is considered a doubt after tweaking his abductor, while Caleb Wiley also faces a late fitness test.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Toronto's last 9 home games (Major League Soccer). Toronto have seen under 2.5 goals in their last 4 matches against Atlanta United in all competitions. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Atlanta United's last 3 away games (Major League Soccer). Toronto have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches (Major League Soccer). Atlanta United have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 3 away matches (Major League Soccer).