Atlanta United FC (4-1-2, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (1-1-5, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Toronto FC +163, Atlanta United FC +165, Draw +226; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto faces Atlanta United after playing to a draw in three consecutive games.
Toronto is 1-1-3 in conference games. Federico Bernardeschi paces the sixth-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with three. Toronto has scored eight goals.
United is 2-1-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Thiago Almada leads the second-ranked scoring team in the Eastern Conference with four goals. United has scored 14.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bernardeschi has scored three goals with two assists for Toronto. Mark Anthony Kaye has two goals.
Almada has scored four goals with four assists for United. Caleb Wiley has three goals and two assists.
SEASON SO FAR: Toronto: Averaging 1.1 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 3.7 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 1.0 goal per game.
United: Averaging 2.0 goals, 4.7 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks through seven games while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Cristian Gutierrez (injured), Lorenzo Insigne (injured), Adama Diomande (injured).
United: Andrew Gutman (injured), Osvaldo Alonso (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
