On Wed Jul 13th, Atlanta United will host Real Salt Lake at Mercedes-benz Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 11th placed Atlanta United, recorded a 2-2 draw against New York City. Castellanos Gimenez struck first for New York City in the 37th minute, then Martinez got the equalizer for Atlanta United in the 56th minute on a feed from Almada . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Real Salt Lake recorded a 2-3 loss against Minnesota United. Emanuel Reynoso struck first for Minnesota United in the 9th minute, then Emanuel Reynoso added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Real Salt Lake should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Real Salt Lake’s most prolific scorer has been Savarino Quintero. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Josef Alexander Martinez has been the most effective weapon for Atlanta United lately. The attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.