While the Five Stripes’ historic run of five straight clean sheet victories came to an end over the weekend, Atlanta United (6-4-2) are back on the road to face Real Salt Lake (5-6-1) in another East versus West matchup. The red, black and gold will be hoping they can start another win streak against an RSL side coming off back-to-back 3-goal performances that have pushed them above the playoff line in the West.
Ahead of the Friday night matchup, we broke down the Tools to the Match, presented by The Home Depot.
Crack down on the Creators
Real Salt Lake boasts a fluid attack, filled with quick, technical players that are all capable of scoring from long range or playing the killer pass.