Five Stripe Final

1 week ago | fivestripefinal.com | Rob Usry

Coming into play on Saturday, Atlanta United hadn’t won an away match all season and had never won a match away to the New York Red Bulls. Neither of those things changed as the Five Stripes failed to overcome yet another early deficit and saw their two-match winning streak end with a whimper. Yet another individual defensive blunder proved costly as Atlanta were forced to play from behind just three minutes into the match and were unable to find an answer at the other end of the field.

1 week ago | fivestripefinal.com | Joe Patrick

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1 week ago | fivestripefinal.com | Rob Usry

Atlanta United have done the unthinkable by winning two soccer matches in a row. Not only have the Five Stripes put an eight-match winless streak behind them but they’ve managed to grab two straight victories and give their supporters a fun show in the process. A wild 3-2 comeback victory over rivals Orlando City on Wednesday night is the latest chapter of what has been an unpredictable story of the 2025 season.

1 week ago | fivestripefinal.com | Joe Patrick

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1 week ago | fivestripefinal.com | J. Sam Jones

Atlanta United put together their best performance of the year on Sunday. They weren’t perfect. But the bar has been set down on the floor at this point. At least they stopped running into it. A few contextual notes before we dig in. First, I hope Nick Hagglund is well and recovering. From a purely on-field perspective, I don’t think his early injury can be treated as a major reason for Cincy’s struggles.