Atlanta United’s chances of winning MLS Cup increase

September 13, 2017 Atlanta. After the game Josef Martinez was name best player of the match, he scored the first three goals of the team against the New England Revolution at the Mercedes-Benz stadium.

By Doug Roberson

Sept 14, 2017

Atlanta United now has the second highest probability to win the MLS Cup, according to the website FiveThirtyEight.com.

Following its 7-0 drilling of New England on Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the team's end-of-season probability to win the championship increased three percentage points to nine percent from the six percent it had on Sept. 10. Toronto's probability is currently the highest at 35 percent.

The website also calculated Atlanta United's probability of earning a first-round bye in the playoffs at 32 percent, an increase of 13 percentage points from last week.

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