Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC Prediction & Betting Tips

Neither side has found any rhythm

NYC City go into this without a win in their last five matches across all competitions, having lost three on the spin before a couple of draws steadied things a touch.

Atlanta United FC: 20 completed matches; New York City FC: 20 completed matches.

Atlanta United FC

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

33

Difference

-6

New York City FC

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

23

Difference

+1

Atlanta's recent run reads much the same. Three defeats and two draws in their last five, with no win in that stretch either.

Both teams are searching for a response rather than building on momentum.

Goals have never been far away in this fixture

The last two meetings between these two produced eleven goals between them, including a 4-3 thriller in Atlanta and a 4-0 win for NYC City the following season.

Look back further and it's a similar theme. Plenty of these games have finished with goals at both ends rather than tight, cagey affairs.

This fixture has a habit of getting stretched open.

The table tells a different story to current form

NYC City currently sit tenth, well clear of Atlanta down in fourteenth, with a healthy points cushion between them.

That gap suggests Atlanta have had the harder campaign overall, even though neither side's recent form really reflects their league position right now.

International duty leaves both squads thinner

Atlanta are missing several regulars away on international commitments, including Almirón, Alonso, Diaz and Miranchuk, while Sergio Santos, Picault and Alzate are also managing fitness concerns.

Atlanta United FC:

Penalty cards:

E. Mihaj x 1 x 4

T. Jacob x 8

Injury list:

Sergio Santos

F. Picault

M. Almiron

J. Alonso

P. Diaz

A. Miranchuk

S. Alzate

T. Jacob

New York City FC:

Best scorers:

N. Fernández Mercau - 15

Best assist providers:

A. Ojeda - 8

Penalty cards:

N. Fernández Mercau x 8

Injury list:

D. Baiera

A. Farnos

M. Freese

T. Gray

M. Ilenic

M. Moralez

A. O'Neill

K. Parks

Talles Magno

K. Trewin

NYC City have their own absentees for the same reason, with Freese, Gray, Ilenic and O'Neill away, plus a few players carrying knocks including Talles Magno and Kevin Parks.

Both managers could be forced into changes from their usual setup.

Where the value looks to sit

Both defences have shipped goals regularly this season, and the history between these two backs that up as well. Add in two sides short on confidence and prone to conceding, and goals feel like the more consistent thread running through this matchup.

Neither team looks like it's about to suddenly turn defensively solid, which points towards another open contest rather than a tight one.