Saturday marks the first regular season, Major League Soccer meeting between Columbus Crew SC and Atlanta United. The two met in the Carolina Challenge Cup in the preseason, with the Black & Gold coming away with a 2-1 win.
If you think the Black & Gold have had an up-and-down year, Atlanta’s has been worse. United sits four points back of Crew SC and outside of the playoff picture at the moment. While The Five Stripes may have MLS’s best offense with 28 goals for, but the defense is only second-worst to Columbus’ in terms of goals allowed.