After finally finding their feet under Frank de Boer, the MLS Cup champions travel north to take on Vancouver looking to extend their four-game winning run.
Atlanta (5-3-2) are now up to fifth in the East with 17 points, one above Toronto, and are coming off a 1-0 win at home to Orlando City as Pity Martinez scored his first goal for the club since joining at the beginning of the season.
Vancouver (3-5-3) are down in eighth place in the Western Conference with 12 points. They come into Wednesday’s game unbeaten in three games having won their last two; most recently a 1-0 win at home to the Portland Timbers.
The sides have met twice since Atlanta joined the league with Vancouver winning 3-1 at B.C. Place last season and in 2017 it was a 4-1 win for the Five Stripes as Josef Martinez bagged three.
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Marc dos Santos will be without Jasser Khemiri, Yordy Reyna, Michael Baldisimo, and Victor Giro who are all sidelined with injuries.
De Boer is missing Ezequiel Barco due to international duty, Brandon Vazquez, Kevin Kratz, George Bello, and Mikey Ambrose are all injured for the champions.
Kickoff is at 10 p.m. on Wednesday night at B.C. Place. The game will be televised in Canada on TSN 1 and in the U.S. on FOX Sports South.
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