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New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

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

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

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

Head-to-Head

4
8
4
New York City FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#5 Position #15
26 Points 12
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 12
31 Scored 19
24 Conceded 33
+7 GD -14
1.44 PPG 0.67
39% Win % 17%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Atlanta United FC.
  • 5' The 36-year-old Darlington Nagbe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Romario Williams suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Argentina international Franco Escobar has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Jo Inge Berget is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact .
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leandro Gonzalez Pirez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
  • 60' Julian Gressel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 65' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.98 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + New York City FC to win 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC55% Draw24% Atlanta United FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
45%
New York City FC or Atlanta United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC42% Draw43% Atlanta United FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 1
3.2%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 18% 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% 64%
-1 36% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% 41%
+0.5 83% 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% 2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
38%
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
15%

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