Santi "Tito" Avondale
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Thirty-three rows walked by hand, and the one thesis I wanted to be wrong about held to the last night: this club never went quiet inside the Benz, it leaked while it was scoring — twenty-six for, thirty-three against, across seventeen home matches. Three past Toronto and one conceded pulled the two columns level at minus seven each, which is the tidiest thing this season managed and it waited until the night it could not matter. One match is left, and I have spent a fortnight announcing that my own hedges had expired, so here is the plain version with none attached: there is nothing in Saturday but the row.
Nov 4, 2026
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Atlanta United close out the Eastern Conference's worst home season this afternoon, and the obvious reason for it is wrong — they scored more goals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium than they did on the road. What they could not do in there was keep the ball out.
Red Bull New York Lost, and Atlanta United Went Out Anyway
Atlanta United needed Red Bull New York to come back from New England with nothing. They did exactly that. And it stopped mattering in the ninety-fifth minute in Queens, to a substitute who had been on the pitch for five of them.
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Two of Atlanta United's 16 Goals Came Off Orlando City Boots
Two of the 16 goals in Atlanta United's last 11 matches were put into their own net by Orlando City players, and two more came from the penalty spot. Strip those out and the open-play rate is lower than it was across the 20 matches before.
Six Home Matches Since August 23rd, and One Left
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