Atlanta United v New York City: what the numbers say
Atlanta United meet New York City, Thursday 10:00am (MLS). Nothing between them: Atlanta United 5, New York City 7, 9 drawn from 21 meetings.
The big picture
Atlanta United come in 13th on the ladder with 33 points; New York City are 11th on 42. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Atlanta United are 9–18–6 in MLS 2026, averaging 1.3 goals for and 1.7 against.
New York City are 9–12–12 in MLS 2026, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.4 against.
Form
Atlanta United have won two of their last five and most recently beat Toronto 3–1.
New York City have won one of their last five and most recently drew with CF Montréal 1–1.
Head to head
These sides have met 21 times on our records since 2017: Atlanta United 5, New York City 7, 9 drawn.
Last time out (2026), New York City won 2–1 at Citi Field.
Biggest margin between these two: New York City by 4 goals in 2025 (4–0).
Players to watch
For Atlanta United, watch Alexey Miranchuk (0.2 goals a game, 7 assists in 2026) and Miguel Almirón (0.3 goals a game, 7 assists in 2026).
For New York City, watch Nicolás Fernández (0.5 goals a game, 6 assists in 2026) and Hannes Wolf (0.2 goals a game, 3 assists in 2026).
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
