Charlotte showed a lot of poise last week against a potent LA Galaxy side, but that was with thousands of fans cheering them on, which will not be the case on Sunday.
The Five Stripes have had two very different performances thus far, but they are a strong home side who know what it takes to penetrate defensive units.
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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 72.99%. A draw had a probability of 17.1% and a win for Charlotte FC had a probability of 9.89%.
The most likely scoreline for an Atlanta United win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.58%) and 3-0 (10%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.14%), while for a Charlotte FC win it was 0-1 (3.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Atlanta United in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Atlanta United.