New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.
- New York Red Bulls 26 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Nov | Atlanta United FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Oct | Montreal Impact FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Oct | D.C. United SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 23 Oct | Columbus Crew SC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Oct | New York City FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Oct | Internacional CF Miami | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Nov | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Oct | Toronto FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Oct | Internacional CF Miami | H | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Oct | New York City FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Oct | Toronto FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | Montreal Impact FC | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Atlanta United FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #14 |
| 33 | Points | 27 |
| 26 | Played | 27 |
| 9 / 6 / 11 | W / D / L | 7 / 6 / 14 |
| 34 | Scored | 32 |
| 48 | Conceded | 45 |
| -14 | GD | -13 |
| 1.27 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 35% | Win % | 26% |
Key Stats
37%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
47%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
15%
Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
Atlanta United FC this season
New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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 Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 10 G | 2 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 7 G |
Atlanta United FC
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 6 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Atlanta United FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' 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.
- 11' Poor challenge from Luiz Araujo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 16' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 21' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 26' Mexico international Jurgen Damm has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 31' Josef Martinez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Atlanta United FC so far.
- 36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 46' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 51' Caden Clark is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
- 52' The referee calls foul for Patryk Klimala. He receives a Yellow card.
- 57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 62' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Miles Robinson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 67' Atlanta United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josef Martinez is hanging Marcelino Moreno on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' Luiz Araujo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
- 77' George Bello has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 84' Another change for New York Red Bulls made on 84 minute. Patryk Klimala leaves to be changed by Daniel Royer.
- 87' A change in the Atlanta United FC ranks — Brooks Lennon exits the field as Jurgen Damm enters on 87.
- 88' George Campbell gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Franco Ibarra and will look to change the dynamic.
- 90' Sean Nealis picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 27
- 6
- 13
-
10
Patryk Klimala ↓ Daniel Royer 84'
- 15
- 47
- 4
-
37
Caden Clark ↓ Wikelman Carmona 88'
- 9
- 23
Bench
- 7
-
77
Daniel Royer ↑ 84'
- 18
- 8
- 74
- 44
- 17
-
19
Wikelman Carmona ↑ 88'
- 2
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Atlanta United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 9
-
19
Luiz Araujo ↓ Ronald Hernandez 67'
-
11
Brooks Lennon ↓ Jurgen Damm 87'
- 6
- 10
- 8
- 1
- 12
- 21
-
14
Franco Ibarra ↓ George Campbell 88'
Bench
- 23
-
7
Josef Martinez ↑ 67'
- 25
-
22
Jurgen Damm ↑ 87'
-
2
Ronald Hernandez ↑ 67'
- 13
-
32
George Campbell ↑ 88'
- 28
- 31
Coach
Gonzalo Pineda
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
2021-11-03
New York Red Bulls
0–0
Atlanta United FC
D
2021-10-30
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Montreal Impact FC
W
2021-10-27
D.C. United SC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
L
2021-10-23
Columbus Crew SC
1–2
New York Red Bulls
W
2021-10-17
New York Red Bulls
1–0
New York City FC
W
2021-10-09
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Internacional CF Miami
W
Atlanta United FC Form
2021-11-03
New York Red Bulls
0–0
Atlanta United FC
D
2021-10-30
Atlanta United FC
1–1
Toronto FC
D
2021-10-27
Atlanta United FC
2–1
Internacional CF Miami
W
2021-10-20
Atlanta United FC
1–1
New York City FC
D
2021-10-16
Toronto FC
0–2
Atlanta United FC
W
2021-10-02
Montreal Impact FC
2–1
Atlanta United FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9
Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for:
New York Red Bulls or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 66%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 1.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 2.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 3.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
75%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
56%
New York Red Bulls or Atlanta United FC
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
13.6%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.8%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Atlanta United FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 23% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 17% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
41%
✗
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

