Info to know: Atlanta United in Nashville

Atlanta United away record: 0-3-2

Nashville goals for/against: 16/19

Nashville expected goals for/against: 15.1/18.5

Atlanta United goals for/against: 16/15

Atlanta United expected goals for/against: 17.9/16.6

Atlanta United all-time vs. Nashville: 3-3-3, 1-2-2 away

Key players in Nashville

Sam Surridge: five goals

Hany Mukhtar: Two goals, four assists

Teal Bunbury: Three goals

Atlanta United key players

Saba Lobjanidze: Two goals, three assists

Brooks Lennon: four assists

Injury reports (as of May 13)

Atlanta United

Out: Giorgos Giakoumakis (hamstring), Thiago Almada (calf), Derrick Williams (calf) and Tyler Wolff (knee)

Nashville

None reported

Scenarios to follow

1. Where will Atlanta United’s offense come from? Giakoumakis and Almada are slightly injured. Almada said after Wednesday’s loss at Chicago that it was possible he would change the lineup. This may seem necessary as the team’s typical 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 isn’t producing much in recent matches, only five goals in the last five, and the chances created have slowly diminished.

2. New Nashville manager bounces back? Will Nashville see a bounce-back interim manager? The franchise fired Gary Smith on Thursday, the decision coming after a win. Nashville has been struggling since last year’s League Cup. Smith’s firing shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Will the players rally around their new transition manager?

Officials crew

Arbitrator: Drew Fischer

Assistant: Lyès Arfa

Assistant: Mike Nickerson

Fourth: Alexis Da Silva

VAR: Chris Penso

AVAR: Craig Lowry

Atlanta United predicts 11

Goaltender Brad Guzan

Central defender Noah Cobb

Central defender Stian Gregersen

Central defender Luis Abram

Right winger Ronald Hernández

Left winger Xande Silva

Midfielder Tristan Muyumba

Midfielder Nic Firmino

Midfielder Edwin Mosquera

Striker Daniel Rios

Striker Jamal Thiare

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Atlanta United’s 2024 schedule

February 24 Columbus 1, Atlanta United 0

March 9 Atlanta United 4, New England 1

March 17 Atlanta United 2, Orlando 0

March 23 Toronto 2, Atlanta United 0

March 31 Atlanta United 3, Chicago 0

April 6 Atlanta United 1, NYCFC 1

April 14 Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia 2

April 20 Cincinnati 2, Atlanta United 1

April 27 Atlanta United 1, Chicago 1

May 4 Minnesota 2, Atlanta United 1

May 7 Atlanta United 3, Charlotte Independence 0 in US Open Cup

May 11 DC United 3, Atlanta United 2

May 15 Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0

May 18 in Nashville, 1:30 p.m.

May 25 vs. LAFC, 7:30 p.m.

May 29 in Miami, 7:30 p.m.

June 2 vs. Charlotte, 4:30 p.m., Fox

June 15 vs. Houston, 7:30 p.m.

June 19 at DC United, 7:30 p.m.

June 22 in Saint-Louis, 8:30 p.m.

June 29 c. Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

July 3 at New England, 7:30 p.m.

July 6 at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.

July 13 in Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

July 17 vs. NYCFC, 7:30 p.m.

July 20 against Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

July 26 against DC United in the League Cup, 7:30 p.m.

August 4 against Santos Laguna in the League Cup, 4 p.m.

August 24 at LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.

August 31 in Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

September 14 vs. Nashville, 7:30 p.m.

September 18 against Miami, 7:30 p.m.

September 21 at the Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.

September 28 in Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

October 2 c. Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

October 5 against Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.

October 19 in Orlando, 6 p.m.