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New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Mon 5 Nov 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov Atlanta United FC H 0–1 L
31 Oct Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
28 Oct Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
21 Oct D.C. United SC A 1–3 L
30 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
26 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Nov New York City FC A 1–0 W
28 Oct Toronto FC A 1–4 L
21 Oct Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
06 Oct New England Revolution H 2–1 W
30 Sep New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
22 Sep Real Salt Lake H 2–0 W

Season Stats

New York City FC Atlanta United FC
#10 Position #13
42 Points 33
34 Played 34
10 / 12 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 19
49 Scored 43
45 Conceded 60
+4 GD -17
1.24 PPG 0.97
29% Win % 26%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
5/6
31-45
4/7
46-60
5/12
61-75
6/8
76+
7/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome Atlanta United FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Franco Escobar is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
  • 15' Eric Remedi, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
  • 30' Maxi Moralez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Costa Rica international Ronald Matarrita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Yangel Herrera has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Ismael Tajouri has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Andres Perea scoring 1 goals.
  • 70' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' Darlington Nagbe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 303 appearances.
  • 80' David Villa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
  • 90' Brad Guzan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Atlanta United FC take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.7 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC47% Draw28% Atlanta United FC25%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
53%
New York City FC or Atlanta United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC37% Draw46% Atlanta United FC17%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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