Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Atlanta United FC to score. At the same time, New York City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 17' GOAL! Marcelino Moreno fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 22' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 29' Atlanta United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Erick Torres is replaced by Josef Martinez.
  • 60' Atlanta United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' Gudmundur Thorarinsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Malte Amundsen at the 61 minute mark.
  • 62' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Jesus Medina exits the field as Santiago Rodriguez enters on 62.
  • 67' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 69' Atlanta United FC make a change. Santiago Sosa trudges off to be replaced by Franco Ibarra on 69 minutes.
  • 74' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Alfredo Morales by Gedion Zelalem on 74 minute.
  • 79' 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.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Luiz Araujo is replaced by Amar Sejdic on 81 minute.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Miles Robinson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 86' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Heber comes on to replace Keaton Parks.
  • 90' Gudmundur Thorarinsson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Atlanta United FC 1-1 New York City FC.

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
Valentin Castellanos 3
Heber 3
Alexandru Mitrita 3
Miguel Almiron 2
Monsef Bakrar 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
1.27 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or New York City FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC39% Draw28% New York City FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
67%
Draw or New York City FC
61%
Atlanta United FC or New York City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC25% Draw48% New York City FC27%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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