New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

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Sat 9 Jun 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Eric Weisbrod
Referee C.J. Morgante
Referee Edvin Jurisevic
Referee Silviu Petrescu

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	1–1	D
02 Jun	Orlando City SC	H	3–0	W
26 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–3	L
19 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
14 May	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
05 May	New York Red Bulls	A	0–4	L

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jun	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
02 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	3–1	W
30 May	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
20 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–3	L
13 May	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W
09 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

New York City FC		Atlanta United FC
#8	Position	#14
19	Points	11
15	Played	14
5 / 4 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
25	Scored	14
21	Conceded	23
+4	GD	-9
1.27	PPG	0.79
33%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York City FC is hosting Atlanta United FC for another epic battle.
5' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Ismael Tajouri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
15' 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.
20' 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.
25' 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.
30' Julian Gressel, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Sweat made 286 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Brad Guzan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact .
60' The 32-year-old Mikey Ambrose has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
70' 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.
75' Venezuela international Josef Martinez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
80' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
85' Romario Williams has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 283 appearances.
90' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ezequiel Barco is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Ezequiel Barco ↓ Kevin Kratz 66'
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Sal Zizzo 85'
1
Brad Guzan
7
Josef Martinez
18
Jeff Larentowicz
3
Michael Parkhurst C
5
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
24
Julian Gressel
10
Miguel Almiron ↓ Romario Williams 46'
6
Darlington Nagbe
22
Mikey Ambrose

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.81 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC53% Draw26% Atlanta United FC21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

47%

New York City FC or Atlanta United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC39% Draw45% Atlanta United FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.1%

3 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

2.9%

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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

New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

Atlanta United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Clean Sheet