Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Atlanta United FC

2 – 1

Full Time

New York City FC

Sun 11 Aug 2019 · 19:55 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'

Leandro Gonzalez Pirez 20' Y

Y 27' James Sands

Y 37' Ronald Matarrita

Gonzalo Martinez 59' Y

Julian Gressel 69' Y

Y 74' Maxime Chanot

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Edvin Jurisevic
Referee Jose Da Silva
Referee

4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

Atlanta United FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC 2018-11-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC 2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-06-09 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
03 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
27 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	3–4	L
21 Jul	D.C. United SC	H	2–0	W
17 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	5–0	W
14 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	3–2	W
04 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
26 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
21 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
14 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Atlanta United FC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at .
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' The 36-year-old Maxime Chanot has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' New York City 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.
20' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez will be fuming at that decision.
25' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Sands on 27.
32' Alexander Ring is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
33' Goal! Miles Robinson scores his 8 goal in 287 matches.
37' The referee calls foul for Ronald Matarrita. He receives a Yellow card.
42' Josef Martinez does the damage! The net is bulging and Atlanta United FC surge ahead!
47' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
52' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Franco Escobar made 287 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
57' Atlanta United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gonzalo Martinez.
63' What a strike from Josef Martinez! The score is 3-0.
66' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Heber on, James Sands off on 66 minutes.
69' It’s a booking for Atlanta United FC player. Julian Gressel gets a Yellow card.
70' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Ebenezer Ofori departs to be replaced by Keaton Parks.
74' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
75' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Alexandru Mitrita is withdrawn and Gary Mackay-Steven gets his opportunity.
78' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeff Larentowicz is hanging Eric Remedi on the field on 78 minute.
81' Heber adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
86' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atlanta United FC players.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Ebenezer Ofori ↓ Keaton Parks 70'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos
22
Ronald Matarrita
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands ↓ Heber 66'
28
Alexandru Mitrita ↓ Gary Mackay-Steven 75'

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC W 2019-08-03 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-07-27 Los Angeles FC 4–3 Atlanta United FC L 2019-07-21 Atlanta United FC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2019-07-17 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Houston Dynamo W 2019-07-14 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L

New York City FC Form

2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2019-08-08 New York City FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC L 2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-07-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 New York City FC W 2019-07-14 New York Red Bulls 2–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.65 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC48% Draw25% New York City FC27%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or New York City FC

52%

Atlanta United FC or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC32% Draw44% New York City FC24%

Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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