New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC, 2026
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .
- New York Red Bulls 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jair Marrufo
- Referee Frank Anderson
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Chris Penso
- Referee Brian Poeschel
4 games this season
🟨 0.5/game
⚽ 1.8 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov | Atlanta United FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Nov | Atlanta United FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 12 Nov | Columbus Crew SC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Nov | Columbus Crew SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Oct | Orlando City SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Oct | Philadelphia Union | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Nov | New York Red Bulls | H | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Nov | New York City FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 05 Nov | New York City FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Oct | Toronto FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 21 Oct | Chicago Fire FC | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Atlanta United FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #15 |
| 25 | Points | 12 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 4 / 7 | W / D / L | 3 / 3 / 12 |
| 29 | Scored | 19 |
| 39 | Conceded | 33 |
| -10 | GD | -14 |
| 1.39 | PPG | 0.67 |
| 39% | Win % | 17% |
Key Stats
37%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
16%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
11%
Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
Atlanta United FC this season
New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 9 G | 2 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 7 G |
Atlanta United FC
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 5 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United FC has kicked off!
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 287 games and scored 433 goals.
- 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' Atlanta United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 20' USA international Darlington Nagbe has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 25' Michael Parkhurst, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 35' A quiet spell here at . Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 40' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 45' 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.
- 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tyler Adams is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
- 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York Red Bulls needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 65' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 85' 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 Aaron Long suffering a number of foals already.
- 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Atlanta United FC.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 62
- 10
- 99
- 77
- 33
- 31
- 26
-
27
Sean Davis ↓ Marc Rzatkowski 55'
- 4
-
5
Connor Lade ↓ Derrick Etienne 54'
- 19
Bench
-
90
Marc Rzatkowski ↑ 55'
- 29
-
9
Andreas Ivan ↑ 73'
- 18
-
7
Derrick Etienne ↑ 54'
- 42
- 23
Coach
Chris Armas
Atlanta United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 2
- 1
- 7
- 18
- 3
- 5
- 24
-
10
Miguel Almiron ↓ Ezequiel Barco 90'
- 6
- 4
Bench
-
8
Ezequiel Barco ↑ 90'
- 32
-
15
Hector Villalba ↑ 70'
- 16
- 25
- 19
-
12
Miles Robinson ↑ 90'
Coach
Gerardo Martino
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Josef Martinez | 5 |
| Daniel Royer | 3 |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 3 |
| Frankie Amaya | 2 |
| Tim Parker | 2 |
| Justin Meram | 2 |
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 2 |
| Daniel Royer | 2 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2018-11-30
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Atlanta United FC
W
2018-11-25
Atlanta United FC
3–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2018-11-12
New York Red Bulls
3–0
Columbus Crew SC
W
2018-11-04
Columbus Crew SC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2018-10-28
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Orlando City SC
W
2018-10-21
Philadelphia Union
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
Atlanta United FC Form
2018-11-30
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Atlanta United FC
L
2018-11-25
Atlanta United FC
3–0
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-11-11
Atlanta United FC
3–1
New York City FC
W
2018-11-05
New York City FC
0–1
Atlanta United FC
W
2018-10-28
Toronto FC
4–1
Atlanta United FC
L
2018-10-21
Atlanta United FC
2–1
Chicago Fire FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.85
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97
Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for:
New York Red Bulls to win 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.8%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Atlanta United FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 67% |
| -1.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| -1 | 33% | 23% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

