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Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Atlanta United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 15 Apr 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee C. Blanchard

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

4
9
4
Atlanta United FC 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr New York City FC H 2–2 D
07 Apr Los Angeles FC H 5–0 W
01 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
17 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–1 W
11 Mar D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
03 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–4 L
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Real Salt Lake H 4–0 W
01 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 2–1 W
24 Mar New England Revolution A 2–2 D
17 Mar Orlando City SC H 2–0 W
11 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC New York City FC
#14 Position #8
27 Points 33
27 Played 27
7 / 6 / 14 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
32 Scored 41
45 Conceded 36
-13 GD +5
1.00 PPG 1.22
26% Win % 30%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Atlanta United FC launch into their encounter with New York City FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chris McCann made 291 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Michael Parkhurst has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 291 appearances.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' Miguel Almiron, a Paraguay , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' The 33-year-old Josef Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ronald Matarrita is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 65' Atlanta United FC have won 437 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' Atlanta United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' USA international Sean Johnson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • It finishes all square. Atlanta United FC and New York City FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 7
Gabriel Pereira 4
Hannes Wolf 4
Heber 3
Alexandru Mitrita 3
Valentin Castellanos 3
Miguel Almiron 2
Monsef Bakrar 2

Head to Head

2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-04-07 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Los Angeles FC W 2018-04-01 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2018-03-17 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2018-03-03 Houston Dynamo 4–0 Atlanta United FC L

New York City FC Form

2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-04-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 New York City FC W 2018-03-24 New England Revolution 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-03-17 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2018-03-11 New York City FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.79 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or New York City FC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC42% Draw25% New York City FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
67%
Draw or New York City FC
58%
Atlanta United FC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC31% Draw41% New York City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.