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

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MLS · 2026

Atlanta United FC

2 – 2

Full Time

New York City FC

Sat 26 Sep 2026 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium 37,478 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Matthew Edwards og

Giuliano Galoppo 10' 1–1

1–2 57' Andres Perea

Ajani Fortune 74' 2–2

Luke Brennan 43' Y

Y 90' Raul Gustavo

Overview

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

Atlanta United FC 29 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 29 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Alexis Da Silva (USA)
Assistant 1 Cory Richardson
Assistant 2 Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho (Canada)

8 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 18.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-26 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC 2025-06-12 New York City FC 4–0 Atlanta United FC 2025-03-29 Atlanta United FC 4–3 New York City FC 2024-07-17 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC 2024-04-06 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–2	D
20 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W
12 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
09 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	2–3	L
06 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–2	D
29 Aug	Charlotte FC	H	0–2	L

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D
18 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L
13 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–0	W
10 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
04 Sep	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
29 Aug	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		New York City FC
#14	Position	#10
30	Points	33
29	Played	29
8 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	8 / 9 / 12
36	Scored	42
48	Conceded	40
-12	GD	+2
1.03	PPG	1.14
28%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (30 pts). New York City FC are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

3/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

5/7

76+

5/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

5/6

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/6

76+

2/8

■ 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Atlanta United FC is hosting New York City FC for another epic battle.
5' Atlanta United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Matthew Edwards on 5.
10' GOAL! Giuliano Galoppo fires home to make it 2-0!
15' New York City FC have won 467 goals from 298 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' Nico Cavallo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' With 1 assists to his name this season, Paulo Diaz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' 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.
43' Atlanta United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
53' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andres Perea makes it 2-1.
62' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
67' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Cooper Wyatt Sanchez by Luighi Hanri on 67 minute.
72' 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.
74' A goal from the Trinidad & Tobago international Ajani Fortune! He fires home on 74 to make it 3-1!
79' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' The crowd applauds Giuliano Galoppo as he leaves the pitch. Kevin O'Toole steps in for New York City FC.
85' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
86' Steven Alzate is replacing Tristan Muyumba for the Atlanta United FC side.
90' New York City FC player sees a card in front of him.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

36
Breel Embolo
11
Giuliano Galoppo ↓ Steven Alzate 86'
1
Lucas Hoyos
4
Enea Mihaj
8
Tristan Muyumba ↓ Cameron Dunbar 86'
55
Tomas Jacob ↓ Daniel Chica 55'
20
Luke Brennan
3
Elias Baez
14
Mauricio Amaro
47
Matthew Edwards
48
Cooper Wyatt Sanchez ↓ Ajani Fortune 67'

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

New York City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-09-26 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2026-09-20 Portland Timbers 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2026-09-12 D.C. United SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2026-09-09 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Orlando City SC L 2026-09-06 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-08-29 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L

New York City FC Form

2026-09-26 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2026-09-18 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–2 New York City FC W 2026-09-10 New York City FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-09-04 New York City FC 0–0 Nashville SC D 2026-08-29 Toronto FC 1–1 New York City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.39 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or New York City FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC33% Draw25% New York City FC42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

59%

Draw or New York City FC

67%

Atlanta United FC or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC23% Draw42% New York City FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

2 – 1

6.8%

0 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

4.8%

0 – 3

2 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	20%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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.