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

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MLS · 2026

New York City FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Wed 25 Sep 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45+6'

Y 27' Florentin Pogba

Alexander Ring 33' Y

Tony Rocha 36' Y

Y 45' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez

Maxime Chanot 52' Y

Y 56' Eric Remedi

Valentin Castellanos 71' Y

Y 89' Mo Adams

Ronald Matarrita 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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 Allen Chapman
Referee Adam Wienckowski
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere

8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

2019-09-25 New York City FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC 2019-08-11 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York City FC 2018-11-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC 2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-06-09 New York City FC 1–1 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	4–1	W
22 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
11 Sep	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D
07 Sep	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
01 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	New York City FC	A	1–4	L
21 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–1	W
18 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	2–0	W
14 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–3	L
31 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
24 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–0	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and Atlanta United FC get this one started.
5' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
14' What a moment for Alexandru Mitrita! That strike on 14 puts his side firmly in control.
19' The 34-year-old Leandro Gonzalez Pirez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
23' Brilliant from the ! Alexandru Mitrita makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 23.
27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Florentin Pogba.
32' 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.
33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alexander Ring.
34' The Romania Alexandru Mitrita breaks the deadlock on 34 minutes. 3-0!
36' Tony Rocha has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
41' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' That is a Yellow card for Atlanta United FC. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez will be fuming at that decision.
50' 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.
52' Maxime Chanot is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
53' Gonzalo Martinez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
56' Eric Remedi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
63' New York City FC make a change. Alexandru Mitrita trudges off to be replaced by Heber on 63 minutes.
68' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
69' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Mo Adams comes on to replace Eric Remedi.
71' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Valentin Castellanos.
71' Time for substitution for Atlanta United FC. Hector Villalba is replaced by Justin Meram.
76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
81' Over 81 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
82' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dion Pereira is hanging Franco Escobar on the field on 82 minute.
87' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Ismael Tajouri exits the field as Jesus Medina enters on 87.
87' What a moment for Heber! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
89' The referee has no hesitation. Mo Adams is booked for Atlanta United FC — Yellow card on 89.
90' New York City FC ring the changes. Valentin Castellanos has done his job and it is now time for Justin Haak to step up.
90' Ronald Matarrita was booked on 90.
It finishes all square. New York City FC and Atlanta United FC share the spoils 4-1.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Justin Haak 90'
22
Ronald Matarrita
29
Ismael Tajouri ↓ Jesus Medina 87'
10
Maxi Moralez
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
33
Sebastien Ibeagha
1
Sean Johnson
15
Tony Rocha
28
Alexandru Mitrita ↓ Heber 63'

Bench

14
Juan Pablo Torres
5
Eric Miller
41
Brad Stuver
19
Jesus Medina ↑ 87'
2
Ben Sweat
9
Heber ↑ 63'
80
Justin Haak ↑ 90'

Coach Domenec Torrent

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2019-09-25 New York City FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-09-22 FC Dallas 1–1 New York City FC D 2019-09-14 New York City FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-09-11 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2019-09-07 New York City FC 2–1 New England Revolution W 2019-09-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 New York City FC W

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-09-25 New York City FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-09-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-09-18 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2019-09-14 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-08-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-08-24 Orlando City SC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.96 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC55% Draw24% Atlanta United FC21%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

45%

New York City FC or Atlanta United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC41% Draw43% Atlanta United FC16%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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