The Five Stripes have been decimated on the injury front, but they have been able to control the pace of most of their encounters, and scoring goals against a Cincy backline who are still struggling to get it together should not be a problem even without the presence of Josef Martinez.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Atlanta United win with a probability of 66.59%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for FC Cincinnati had a probability of 14.35%.
The most likely scoreline for an Atlanta United win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.85%) and 2-1 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.97%), while for a FC Cincinnati win it was 0-1 (4.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.
