Sunday , 16 August 2026

Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Atlanta United FC
1 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Wed 20 Oct 2021 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Maxi Moralez
Alan Franco 60' Y
Miles Robinson 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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
2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-09-25 New York City FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC 2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC 2018-11-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct New York City FC H 1–1 D
16 Oct Toronto FC A 2–0 W
02 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
29 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
25 Sep Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
18 Sep D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
17 Oct New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
03 Oct Nashville SC H 0–0 D
30 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–2 L
26 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
23 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D

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' Temperatures are rising at Mercedes-Benz Stadium as Atlanta United FC face off against New York City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. James Sands has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' The deadlock is broken! Marcelino Moreno gets on the scoresheet on 17 minutes.
  • 22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 24' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 44' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anton Walkes made 371 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' Atlanta United FC make a change. Erick Torres trudges off to be replaced by Josef Martinez on 59 minutes.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alan Franco.
  • 61' Malte Amundsen makes way for Gudmundur Thorarinsson at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 62' New York City FC ring the changes. Jesus Medina has done his job and it is now time for Santiago Rodriguez to step up.
  • 67' 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.
  • 69' Franco Ibarra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Santiago Sosa on 69 minute.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Alfredo Morales as he leaves the pitch. Gedion Zelalem steps in for New York City FC.
  • 79' Jesus Medina has been relatively quiet despite scoring 49 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Amar Sejdic. He replaces Luiz Araujo on 81 minute.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Miles Robinson on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Atlanta United FC will be frustrated.
  • 86' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Heber comes on to replace Keaton Parks.
  • 90' GOAL! Gudmundur Thorarinsson scores on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-09-25 New York City FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC 2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC 2018-11-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-10-16 Toronto FC 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2021-10-02 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2021-09-29 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-09-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-09-18 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC W

New York City FC Form

2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L 2021-10-03 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-09-30 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 New York City FC L 2021-09-26 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2021-09-23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or New York City FC 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC36% Draw27% New York City FC37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
63%
Draw or New York City FC
64%
Atlanta United FC or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC23% Draw47% New York City FC30%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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