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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
8
4
Atlanta United FC 16 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
#15 Position #5
12 Points 26
18 Played 18
3 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
19 Scored 31
33 Conceded 24
-14 GD +7
0.67 PPG 1.44
17% Win % 39%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Atlanta United FC host New York City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Atlanta United FC have won 433 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Sean Johnson, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Josef Martinez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at . Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' The 42-year-old Michael Parkhurst has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' Ronald Matarrita has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 7 appearances.
  • 55' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesus Medina, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' Brad Guzan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' Alexander Callens has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 90' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • The final score is 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
Hannes Wolf 4
Gabriel Pereira 4
Alexandru Mitrita 3
Valentin Castellanos 3
Heber 3
Monsef Bakrar 2
Miguel Almiron 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
1.73 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or New York City FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC38% Draw25% New York City FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
63%
Draw or New York City FC
62%
Atlanta United FC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC28% Draw40% New York City FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 18% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 12% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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