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New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

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

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

Head-to-Head

11
5
4
New York Red Bulls 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#11 Position #13
42 Points 33
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 19
48 Scored 43
62 Conceded 60
-14 GD -17
1.24 PPG 0.97
35% Win % 26%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). Atlanta United FC are 13th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
5/6
31-45
4/7
46-60
5/12
61-75
6/8
76+
7/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 13 G 3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 8 G 1 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 6 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. New York Red Bulls host Atlanta United FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' The 30-year-old Brian White has been sensational this season — 15 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Eric Remedi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Brad Guzan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
  • 35' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
  • 40' Atlanta United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Fafa Picault scoring 1 goals.
  • 45' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' Chris McCann is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ezequiel Barco, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Atlanta United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • Another three points for New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.95 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls56% Draw24% Atlanta United FC20%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
80%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
44%
New York Red Bulls or Atlanta United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls40% Draw43% Atlanta United FC17%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.8%
0 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls 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 Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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