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Atlanta United vs Chicago Fire FC

By Chicks Into Sports / April 23, 2023

Atlanta United returns to action Sunday and looks to continue its unbeaten run at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2023 (3-0-1) where it has outscored opponents 9-3. Atlanta will host Chicago Fire FC at kick-off is set Β 4:30 p.m. EST.

AtlantaΒ currently holds a 6-4-1 all-time record against Chicago in MLS regular season play: 5-0-0 at home and 1-4-1 on the road.

Atlanta won the last meeting at Mercedes-Benz Stadium 4-1 on May 7, 2022 while the teams played to a 0-0 draw at Soldier Field on July 30, 2022.

The team leads MLS with four goals scored in the first 15 minutes of matches this season.

Ahead of today’s match Caleb Wiley made his United States Men’s National Team debut on Wednesday, coming on as a substitute in the Allstate Continental ClΓ‘sico against Mexico.

Giorgos Giakoumakis scored in each of his first four MLS starts, becoming just the seventh player in MLS history to do so. Giakoumakis is the second player in club history to score in four consecutive matches, joining Josef MartΓ­nez, who accomplished the feat four times.

Chicago heads into Sunday in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1-4 record, coming off a 2-2 draw vs. Philadelphia Union in Matchday 8. Chicago is unbeaten in its last five matches.

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