New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Atlanta United FC

Wed 23 Jun 2021 · 23:30 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 12' Santiago Sosa

Y 45' Ezequiel Barco

Y 55' Erik Lopez

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jun	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
19 Jun	New England Revolution	H	2–3	L
29 May	Los Angeles FC	A	2–1	W
22 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D
15 May	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D
08 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jun	New York City FC	A	0–1	L
20 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	2–2	D
29 May	Nashville SC	H	2–2	D
23 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
15 May	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–0	W
09 May	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

New York City FC		Atlanta United FC
#8	Position	#14
33	Points	27
27	Played	27
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 6 / 14
41	Scored	32
36	Conceded	45
+5	GD	-13
1.22	PPG	1.00
30%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/6

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 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' Three points are at stake. New York City FC host Atlanta United FC — let the battle begin!
5' Nicolas Acevedo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
10' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
12' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
17' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
22' Anton Walkes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
42' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' Poor challenge from Ezequiel Barco. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' Erik Lopez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
58' The crowd applauds Andres Jasson as he leaves the pitch. Maxi Moralez steps in for New York City FC.
59' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Tayvon Gray exits the field as Anton Tinnerholm enters on 59.
62' Erick Torres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Lopez on 62 minute.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
69' GOAL! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi fires home to make it 1-0!
74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
81' The whistle greets Jake Mulraney as he departs to be replaced by Jurgen Damm.
86' It’s high time Gabriel Heinze made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
87' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi departs to be replaced by Alfredo Morales.
88' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Ismael Tajouri-Shradi by Alfredo Morales on 88 minute.
90' Another change for New York City FC made on 90 minute. Valentin Castellanos leaves to be changed by Sebastien Ibeagha.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from New York City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 90'
4
Maxime Chanot
19
Jesus Medina
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
55
Keaton Parks
24
Tayvon Gray ↓ Anton Tinnerholm 59'
26
Nicolas Acevedo
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 88'
21
Andres Jasson ↓ Maxi Moralez 59'
17
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi ↓ Alfredo Morales 88'

Bench

7
Alfredo Morales ↑ 88'
12
Malte Amundsen ↑ 88'
3
Anton Tinnerholm ↑ 59'
10
Maxi Moralez ↑ 59'
5
Sebastien Ibeagha ↑ 90'
15
Tony Rocha
13
Luis Barraza
43
Talles Magno
8
Thiago

Coach Ronny Deila

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-06-19 New York City FC 2–3 New England Revolution L 2021-05-29 Los Angeles FC 1–2 New York City FC W 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-05-15 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2021-05-08 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-06-20 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-05-29 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Nashville SC D 2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2021-05-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-05-09 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Atlanta United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.52 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC50% Draw27% Atlanta United FC23%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

50%

New York City FC or Atlanta United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC34% Draw48% Atlanta United FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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