Preview & Prediction: Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC

For the upcoming match between Atlanta United FC and New York City FC, it’s predicted to be a close competition. Atlanta United FC has an average of 0.8 points per game collected from their previous 5 encounters. Their ‘Both Teams To Score’ (BTTS) ratio is a notable 80%, and they’ve produced a total 6 goals in their last 5 matches. The team’s home performance has been strong, going undefeated in their last 2 games. However, Atlanta has a weak spot, failing to score in one home game this season.

On the other side, New York City has gathered an average of 1.4 points per game from their last 5 games, with a BTTS ratio of 40%. They have notched up 7 goals over these last 5 matches. However, New York City has had trouble finding the back of the net in 2 of their last 5 games, which might require managerial tactical adjustments.

Odds for the upcoming match show a slight favor towards Atlanta at 2.55 compared to New York City’s 2.59, hinting at a close contest. The last showdown saw Atlanta United FC emerge victorious with a score of 3 – 1 over New York City. However, historical meetings paint a balanced picture – out of their 16 encounters, Atlanta secured 4 victories, New York won 5, and 7 matches ended in a draw.

Despite Atlanta United FC’s subpar home form and New York City’s average away performance, the games between these two teams traditionally yield a high-goal count, averaging 2.94 goals per match, with BTTS occurring 81% of the time. Examining this season’s performance, Atlanta United FC delivers an average of 1.27 Points Per Game at home, while New York City scores 1 Point Per Game away.

Insights

• Atlanta United FC has a lower average point gain than New York City FC, with 0.8 points per game compared to the latter’s 1.4 points.
• Atlanta United’s offense has been reasonably active, with goals scored in 4 out of their last 5 matches.
• Atlanta United FC has a strong home record, unbeaten in their last 2 matches and have managed to score in their last 3 home matches.
• Both teams have seen a decent frequency of ‘both teams to score’ (BTTS) games, with Atlanta United FC at 61% for this season, and New York City FC at 52%.
• New York City FC’s offense has been weaker in recent games, with goal failure in 2 of their last 5 matches.
• The odds are narrowly favoring Atlanta United FC for the win.
• History between the two teams suggests a close match, with Atlanta United FC winning 4 and New York City FC winning 5 out of their previous 16 encounters.
• The majority of previous encounters between these two teams have ended in draws (7 out of 16 matches).
• Past matches between these teams lean towards high-scoring games, with an average of 2.94 goals per match.
• On home turf, Atlanta United has averaged 1.27 Points Per Game this season, while New York City FC has averaged 1 Point Per Game in away matches.
• The latest meeting between the teams saw Atlanta United defeated New York City FC 3 – 1.

Match Facts

• Matches between Atlanta United FC and New York City FC often end in a 1-1 draw, with this being the outcome in 4 instances.
• Looking at the last 7 encounters at Atlanta United FC’s home ground, Atlanta has emerged victoriously 3 times, tied 3 times and tasted defeat once with a goal difference of 14-10 favoring them.
• When analyzing the last 16 clashes, Atlanta United FC has won 4 while New York City FC takes the edge with 5 wins, and 7 matches resulted in a draw. Noteworthy, the goal difference of 25-22 leans towards New York City FC.
• Atlanta United FC managed a home victory against New York City FC last time in 2019.
• Previous season’s encounters concluded at 2-2 in Atlanta and 1-1 in New York.
• Notably, New York City FC’s away form is troubled, with the team suffering 3 successive losses.
• 26% of the goals scored by Atlanta United FC occur between the 46th and 60th minutes.
• Atlanta United FC only scores 3% of their goals in the 0-15 minutes time bracket, this is the least in the league.
• New York City FC tends to score late, with 33% of their goals coming in the final 15 minutes of play.
• Atlanta United FC has recently slipped in form, having lost their last 3 consecutive matches.
• Similarly, New York City FC has also faced defeat in their last 3 away performances.
• In this season’s MLS, Atlanta United FC failed to find the net in one of their 11 home matches.
• Likewise, New York City FC remained goalless in 5 of their 10 away fixtures.
• Atlanta United FC has conceded in their last 5 matches.
• However, Atlanta United FC has managed to score at least one goal in their last 9 matches.
• In first halves, Atlanta United FC emerges victorious in 26% of their matches while New York City FC has a slightly better record at 30%.

• The previous face-off ended in a 1-1 stalemate.
• When Atlanta United FC leads 1-0 at home, they manage to secure a win 61% of the time.
• Similarly, New York City FC has a 66% win rate when leaving 1-0 on the road.
• Conversely, Atlanta United FC only recovers to win about 14% of their matches when they are trailing 0-1 at home.
• If New York City FC falls behind by an 0-1 margin away, they have never managed to recover and win.
• In the MLS, Atlanta United FC performance surpasses that of New York City FC.
• However, analyzing the last 5 matches, New York City FC’s performance is superior.
• New York City FC hasn’t lost a single of their past 5 matches against Atlanta United FC in all competitions.
• In their last 5 meetings, New York City FC won once, with the remaining 4 ending in a draw.
• In terms of MLS specific matches, New York City FC hasn’t lost to Atlanta United FC in their last 5 encounters.
• Conversely, Atlanta United FC hasn’t managed a single win against New York City FC in their previous 5 MLS matches.
• On average, Atlanta United FC scores 1.4 goals against New York City FC, who manage 1.6 goals against Atlanta United FC.
• The average total number of goals scored in games between Atlanta United FC and New York City FC is 3.
• The first-half of matches between these teams generally produces an average of 1 goal.
• Neither team managed to win their last match in the MLS.
• Both teams were defeated in their most recent matches.
• On home turf, Atlanta United FC typically nets 2.13 goals, whereas New York City FC usually return 0.84 goals per game when playing away.