DC United 0-0 Atlanta United result, stats and report

Aleksey Miranchuk's 28th-minute finish, assisted by Miguel Almirón, was enough for Atlanta United to take all three points from a Portland Timbers side that created chance after chance and converted precisely none of them.

Charlotte took all three points at DC United despite being outshot three to one, with Allan Saint-Maximin's 71st-minute strike proving the decisive blow after DC United squandered big chance after big chance.

Atlanta United bossed possession and created the better chances at Audi Field but could not find a way through as DC United held on for a goalless draw in MLS action.

Atlanta United have won once in their last five MLS matches and now face an Inter Miami side that cannot stop scoring. Something has to give.

Orlando City carry genuine momentum into Sunday's early hours fixture against DC United, but the visitors have proven difficult to break down and will not roll over. This one has more to it than the form table suggests.

Two MLS sides with identical five-match records meet in a fixture that screams low quality and lower ambition. Connor Maguire breaks it down the only way he knows how.

CF Montréal have conceded 14 goals in their last five MLS matches and have not kept a clean sheet in ten. Atlanta United arrive with something to prove.

Two teams that cannot keep the ball out of their own net meet in Atlanta on Saturday night. Something has to give, and based on the evidence, plenty will.