Atlanta United vs. LD Alajuelense: Tips, Prediction & Odds - 04/14/2021 - Champions League Concacaf 2021 Free soccer tips
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Atlanta United - LD Alajuelense: tips, prognosis and odds - Champions League Concacaf 2021
The second leg in the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League rises between Atlanta United and LD Alajuelense. The Americans won their first exchange of blows last week 1-0. However, the success was flattering and did not reflect the proportions of the game.
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16 teams start in the competition and since the renaming in 2008 the winner has always come from Mexico! As a rule, the representatives from the Liga MX played the winner among themselves in the final, which underlines the dominance of the Central American country.
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For the upcoming match in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium between Atlanta United and LD Alajuelense, the tip is aimed at an away win. Further predictions on current games around the world, such as the Copa Libertadores, are available in the well-sorted section of the International Football Tips section.
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United States Atlanta United - stats & current form
Atlanta will have to do without its goalkeeper in the upcoming match. Brad Guzan picked up a red card in the first leg after 40 minutes of play, which is why the 36-year-old is doomed to watch. For United fans, it was not only the result from the first edition that was positive news, but also the return of Josef Martinez.
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The Georgia franchise's clearly best scorer hadn't played a football game for more than a year due to a serious injury. Now the attacker from Venezuela, who won the championship with "Hotlanta” in 2018, is available again.
Martinez still needs time
However, it was only enough for the MVP and top scorer of the championship season at the time for a short stint. For the second leg too, Martinez can only be expected to come off the bench again. That it was only enough to a disappointing twelfth place in the Major League Soccer last season was mainly due to his failure.
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Currently, however, not only Martinez is lacking match practice, but the entire team of coach Gabriel Heinze. The last competitive game in the domestic MLS took place last November and then there was only one match against the Mexicans from Club America as part of the last edition of the Champions League CONCACAF.
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A 1: 0 was achieved in the quarter-final second leg, but in addition Atlanta had to admit defeat to the Mexicans with 1: 3. Since then, the US boys have only played friendly games against teams from second-rate domestic USL Championship and this was noticeable last week.
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The 1-0 victory clearly belongs to the category of undeserved successes, as the opponent created significantly more chances and provided the active team in the 90 minutes. In addition, the only hit was shot only from the penalty spot.
Expected formation of Atlanta United:
Rios - Robinson - Sosa - Walkes - Lennon - Ibarra - Hyndman - Bello - Barco - Mulraney - Lopez
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LD Alajuelense - Statistics & Current Form
The club from Costa Rica won the previous competition twice and is thus the most successful representative from the country of the "Ticos” after Saprissa. Admittedly, the triumphs go back a long time with the years 1986 and 2004. In 2021 there was already a title for Alajuelense.
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Here they prevailed against the mentioned kickers from Saprissa in the final of the CONCACAF League. The competition is the second most important in North and Central America after the Champions League. However, teams from Mexico and the USA do not take part, which is why the sporting value is significantly reduced.
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Nevertheless, the current leaders of the domestic Primera Division will of course have been very happy about this. After all, it was the first triumph in the competition that had been held since 2017 and the opponent had gone into the final as defending champion.
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Alajuelense is in stable shape
Coach Jose Giacone can also be very satisfied with the performance of his "Leones”. The loss to Atlanta was the first after 25 unbeaten competitive games!
The squad was significantly strengthened before the current season, especially on the offensive. With Alonso Martinez and Marcel Hernandez, sure-fire players from league competitors came to the red-blacks and these purchases have long paid off.
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The last-named attacking midfielder is in first place in the scorers' rankings in the domestic Primera Division. Around two thirds of the 35 goals in the league to date have been scored exclusively by the three best scorers in the team and all of them are newcomers! The lion's scouting department can thus certify a very good job.
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Expected formation of LD Alajuelense:
Moreira - Arreola - Cubero Loria - Salvatierra - Roman - Lopez - Sequeira - Ruiz - Martinez - Venegas - Hernandez
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Direct comparison / H2H
Last week's first leg marked the first encounter between Atlanta United and LD Alajuelense. The hosts see the odds for the second edition as favorites. The offers on the sports betting market are always up-to-date in the easy-to-use odds comparison of the betting base.
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Betting base forecast & United States Atlanta United - LD Alajuelense Costa Rica tip
The home side's squad is qualitatively stronger than its counterpart in terms of the guests. Obligations like the one recently made by Santiago Soso from River Plate for several million euros cannot be afforded by the guests in view of their very limited financial resources.
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However, there are currently several points in favor of the kickers from the kickers from the foot of the Poas volcano. In contrast to the Americans, whose new season in the domestic MLS starts in a few days, they currently compete regularly in the national league and have more match practice.
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Furthermore, the first leg already proved that they can keep up with the Heinze-Elf. In the domestic league, the guests are the only team still unbeaten after 17 rounds and have the most goals and the fewest goals against.
The first championship after a lean spell of eight years is therefore very specific for the 29-time title holder of the country. For the match between Atlanta United and LD Alajuelense, the tip on a guest victory seems advisable. The prediction is underpinned by the long absence of top scorer Josef Martinez on the part of the hosts.
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The Venzuelan is back in the squad, but like in the first leg, it won't be enough for 90 minutes. In addition, the goalkeeper and captain Brad Guzan cannot participate this time due to a card ban. At Unibet, odds of 7.50 are available for the prediction for the duel between Atlanta United and LD Alajuelense. Thanks to the Unibet app, bets can also be placed with the bookmaker on the go.
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