Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Atlanta United FC

2 – 2

Full Time

New York City FC

Wed 21 Jun 2023 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 1' Gabriel Pereira

Tyler Wolff 11' 1–1

1–2 56' Gabriel Pereira

Nicolas Firmino 90' 2–2

Noah Cobb 22' Y

Y 70' Braian Cufre

Andrew Gutman 75' Y

Y 81' Matias Pellegrini

Y 86' Santiago Rodriguez

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

2023-06-21 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC 2023-04-08 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2022-10-09 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New York City FC 2022-07-03 New York City FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC 2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jun	New York City FC	H	2–2	D
10 Jun	D.C. United SC	H	3–1	W
08 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	0–0	D
31 May	New England Revolution	H	3–3	D
27 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
21 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–3	D

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jun	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D
17 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
11 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
03 Jun	New England Revolution	H	0–0	D
31 May	FC Cincinnati	H	1–3	L
27 May	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	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' Atlanta United FC have kicked off against New York City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
1' Gabriel Pereira does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
6' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
11' The deadlock is broken! Tyler Wolff gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
16' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
21' 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.
22' That looks like a foul for a card for Noah Cobb.
27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
32' 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.
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
52' The 29-year-old Luis Barraza has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
56' A stunning finish from Gabriel Pereira — that came from absolutely nowhere!
61' 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.
63' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Ajani Fortune is replaced by Matheus Rossetto.
64' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 64 minute. Caleb Wiley leaves to be changed by Machop Chol.
69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tayvon Gray, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
70' Poor challenge from Braian Cufre. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
75' Andrew Gutman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
76' New York City FC ring the changes. Richie Ledezma has done his job and it is now time for Talles Magno to step up.
77' Tyler Wolff makes way for Osvaldo Alonso at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atlanta United FC.
81' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
86' The referee shows New York City FC player a card on 86.
87' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Franco Ibarra by Nicolas Firmino on 87 minute.
88' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Amar Sejdic is replaced by Luke Brennan on 88 minute.
90' GOAL! Nicolas Firmino fires home to make it 2-2!
90' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andres Jasson is hanging Santiago Rodriguez on the field on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

20
Matheus Rossetto ↑ 63'
31
Quentin Westberg
6
Osvaldo Alonso ↑ 77'
2
Ronald Hernandez
51
Nicolas Firmino ↑ 87'
30
Machop Chol ↑ 64'
37
Aiden McFadden
52
Luke Brennan ↑ 88'

New York City FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

7
Alfredo Morales
55
Keaton Parks
1
Luis Barraza
80
Justin Haak
24
Tayvon Gray
11
Gabriel Pereira
93
Tony Alfaro
10
Santiago Rodriguez ↓ Andres Jasson 90'
34
Stephen Turnbull
3
Braian Cufre
20
Richie Ledezma ↓ Talles Magno 76'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2023-06-21 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2023-06-10 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2023-06-08 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2023-05-31 Atlanta United FC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2023-05-27 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2023-05-21 Chicago Fire FC 3–3 Atlanta United FC D

New York City FC Form

2023-06-21 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2023-06-17 New York City FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-06-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 New York City FC D 2023-06-03 New York City FC 0–0 New England Revolution D 2023-05-31 New York City FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati L 2023-05-27 New York City FC 1–3 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or New York City FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC35% Draw25% New York City FC40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

61%

Draw or New York City FC

65%

Atlanta United FC or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC23% Draw43% New York City FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.9%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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