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New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
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

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

4
8
4
New York City FC 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 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
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
Atlanta United FC
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
#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' The ball is rolling at . New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Atlanta United FC.
  • 5' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Ben Sweat has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Greg Garza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Franco Escobar, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Maxi Moralez, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • With this win, Atlanta United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-06-09 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2018-10-28 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC L 2018-09-30 Minnesota United FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2018-10-28 Toronto FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC L 2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-10-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New England Revolution W 2018-09-30 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC52% Draw26% Atlanta United FC22%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
48%
New York City FC or Atlanta United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC42% Draw43% Atlanta United FC15%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 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% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✗

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