MLS DOUBLE

Atlanta United - Nashville SC

Nashville has opened the season as one of the most stable and structured teams in all of MLS, and with 16 points in the first seven games, combined with a solid 15 goals scored and only 4 goals conceded, it is a team that both delivers offensively and at the same time has complete control in the back of the field. This is a team that rarely gives much away, and is extremely difficult to break down.

Atlanta, on the other hand, has had a much more uneven start to the season and has already suffered several losses, and even at home they have shown weaknesses, most recently in the 1-3 loss to Columbus Crew, where frustration also began to set in. It is a team that can create pressure, but at the same time lets opponents into the game too easily.

Both teams are coming off tough games with little rest, but it is precisely in such games that Nashville often shows its strength, because they have a structure and discipline that makes them less vulnerable in chaotic matches.

FC Dallas – LA Galaxy

FC Dallas is a team that has slowly but surely started to find its rhythm, and with a four-game unbeaten streak, they enter this match with a completely different level of confidence than earlier in the season, even though the 1-1 draw against St. Louis last time out was a slight step back in terms of results. Nevertheless, we see a team that creates more, lets loose more offensively and that, especially at home, wants to set the pace from the start.

LA Galaxy, on the other hand, got a long-awaited victory last time out, but that doesn't change the overall picture of a start to the season that has been anything but stable, and when we add that they have also been involved in goal-rich matches in CONCACAF, including a 4-2 loss to Toluca, this is starting to look like a team that both scores and concedes goals at regular intervals.

When two teams with this profile meet, where both have offensive qualities, but also clear weaknesses at the back, the situation is good for a match with several goals.