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 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

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

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
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' KICK OFF: New York City FC gets underway.
5' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Erik Lopez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
12' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gudmundur Thorarinsson, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
22' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
27' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
37' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxi Moralez made 286 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ezequiel Barco on 45.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Erik Lopez.
58' Andres Jasson makes way for Maxi Moralez at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
59' New York City FC make a change. Tayvon Gray trudges off to be replaced by Anton Tinnerholm on 59 minutes.
62' It is a substitution in Atlanta United FC team. Erik Lopez is replaced by Erick Torres on 62 minute.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
69' New York City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi on 69.
74' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 74 minutes.
79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
81' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Jurgen Damm on, Jake Mulraney off on 81 minutes.
86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gabriel Heinze will be considering his options from the bench.
87' Another change for New York City FC made on 87 minute. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi leaves to be changed by Alfredo Morales.
88' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Alfredo Morales on, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi off on 88 minutes.
90' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Valentin Castellanos is replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha.
The final score is 1-0.

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
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

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

1.57 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC52% Draw27% Atlanta United FC21%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

48%

New York City FC or Atlanta United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC36% Draw48% Atlanta United FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.7%

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.3%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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