New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

New York Red Bulls

2 – 0

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Atlanta United FC

Sun 30 Sep 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Corey Parker
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Younes Marrakchi

4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 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 Red Bulls 18 games · Avg 2.2 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-30 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2018-05-20 Atlanta United FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
16 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	3–3	D
01 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–3	L
30 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
26 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	1–0	W

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	0–2	L
22 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
20 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–3	W
15 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–0	W
02 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls		Atlanta United FC
#5	Position	#14
22	Points	11
15	Played	14
6 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
25	Scored	14
32	Conceded	23
-7	GD	-9
1.47	PPG	0.79
40%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

0-15

5/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/5

46-60

3/5

61-75

1/2

76+

3/2

■ 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York Red Bulls is hosting Atlanta United FC for another epic battle.
5' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' USA international Aaron Long has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Julian Gressel made 283 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kemar Lawrence suffering a number of foals already.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 283 games and scored 418 goals.
35' The 42-year-old Michael Parkhurst has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Kaku needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
45' New York Red Bulls are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
50' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
55' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
70' Brad Guzan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
80' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
The points are shared — New York Red Bulls 2-0 Atlanta United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	5
Daniel Royer	3
Bradley Wright-Phillips	3
Aleksei Miranchuk	2
Tim Parker	2
Justin Meram	2
Daniel Royer	2
Lewis Morgan	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.02 New York Red Bulls xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: New York Red Bulls to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls58% Draw23% Atlanta United FC19%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

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

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw

81%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

42%

New York Red Bulls or Atlanta United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York Red Bulls42% Draw42% Atlanta United FC16%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap	New York Red Bulls covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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

New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls Form

Atlanta United FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Clean Sheet