Football
LA Galaxy vs. Atlanta United: Preview and betting tips
A poor Monday’s soccer schedule will be spiced up by LA Galaxy’s match with Atalanta United. Both teams need a win to stay close to the playoff positions. What to expect from the match and what to bet on?
The poor Monday football schedule will be enriched by the LA Galaxy’s match with Atalanta United. Both teams need a win to stay close to the playoff positions. What to expect from the match and what to bet on?
LA Galaxy are not doing well at all right now, having lost the last three rounds including the derby against rival LAFC. As a result, they have dropped to seventh place in the table and the place to look behind, with only a one-point lead on tenth place.
Atlanta are not in an ideal position either as evidenced by their only win in the last six rounds. It is eleventh in the table, but it is only three points behind the seventh place guaranteeing the playoffs, and it has one game in hand against Cinncinnati.
Dejan Joveljic is scoring in the home team’s jersey, the talented Serbian forward has scored eleven times and assisted twice. Mexican striker Javier Hernandez, aka Chicharito, scored eight goals.
Dom Dwyer shines as a super substitute for the away side, he managed to score six goals and assist one in 364 minutes. The team’s star Brazilian striker Luiz Araújo made six appearances and assisted twice.
The LA Galaxy have struggled in attack, conceding a horrific thirteen goals in their last six games. On the other hand, Atlanta has the second best offense of the teams in the second half of the table, scoring twenty-nine goals.
Considering LA’s truly leaky defense, I think Atlanta scores on its turf.
