Atlanta United vs New York City FC Prediction: Expect an open game

Atlanta United hosts New York City FC at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta United will need to put in the extra effort to get back to winning ways after getting a draw and a defeat in their last two matches. New York City however, are in a 3 match win streak at the moment and will aim to finish the campaign in style with an extra win here. These two met 3 months ago and played out a 2-2 draw in New York City home stadium. Hopefully we can get another exciting match filled with thrills and goals. In that match, New York City FC were the first to open the scoring in the 31st minute and then Atlanta United equalized in the 56th minute. Valentine Castellanos grabbed his second goal in the 58th minute to put the hosts back in front but Dom Dwyer scored the equalizer in the 86th minute to seal the draw. 

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Atlanta United are not in their brightest form at the moment. They are without a win in 2 matches and in their last 5 games, they have just 2 wins. They will surely want to grab a crucial win in this game as they are only 2 points ahead of 4th place New York Red Bulls.

Atlanta United lost 2-1 to New England Revolution in their last match. Giaconomo Vrioni was on target from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute to give New England the lead. Atlanta United failed to respond until the 81st minute when Josef Martinez equalized but under 4 minutes the hosts regained the lead through Gustavo Bou’s goal. Atlanta United have seen more than 2.5 goals in 8/10 matches. Both teams have scored in 8/10 matches of Atlanta United and more than 10.5 corners have been played.

Emerson Hyndman, Miles Robinson, Brad Guzan, Dylan Castanheira and Osvaldo Alonso are all unavailable due to injuries.

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New York City FC have fought hard to find some good form lately. They have won 3 matches in a row and look set to make it a fourth. Last time out, they beat Orlando City 2-1 on their home ground. After playing out a goalless draw in the first half Facundo Torres opened scoring for Orlando City SC in the 47th minute and the hosts got the equalizer in the 66th minute through Alexander Callens. The hosts continued their search for the second and their efforts paid off in the 81st minute as Talles Magno converted to give New York City the win.

New York City FC now have 3 wins in a row. They have seen less than 2.5 goals in 4/5 of their matches. They have conceded first in 6/8 of their matches and more than 4.5 cards have been shown in 4/5 of their matches. More than 10.5 corners have been played in 4/5 of their matches.

Alfredo Morales is set to miss this match due to injury. 

After 12 meetings against each other, New York City FC and Atlanta United both have 4 wins and 4 matches ended in a draw.

New York City FC have no losses in 5 matches against Atlanta United and Atlanta United are without a clean sheet in 7 matches against New York City FC. Both teams have scored in 5/7 of their matches against each other and New York City FC have opened scoring in 4/5 matches. Less than 10.5 corners have been played in 4/5 matches between them.

New York City FC are on a thrilling run right now and in the final match, they will want a happy ending. But playing away from home has been close to a disaster for the New York team. Atlanta United will need to come out of their shadows if they want a positive end to their campaign. So I expect a fair game with opportunities for both sides to grab the win. 

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