Atlanta United VS New York City Match Prediction

These sides have met just once before, and New York City FC won the match 3-1 at Yankee Stadium.

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Atlanta United vs New York City FC Prediction

These two sides will split the points on Sunday in another entertaining affair.

Correct Score Prediction: Atlanta United 2-2 New York City

Atlanta United vs New York City FC Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Atlanta United are at 21/20 for yes, a draw is at 23/10, and a New York City FC win is at 13/5.

Both teams to score has been set at 4/9 for yes and 13/8 for no.

A 1-0 win for Atlanta United could bring you 20/1 odds if correct at full time.

Reason:

The bookmakers have Atlanta United are favorites as they will be the home side here.  It's a bit of a surprise after the reverse fixture, but they have generally been a strong side at Bobby Dodd Stadium so far.

Team News

Tata Martino will be without right winger Jacob Peterson and forward Josef Martinez due to injuries.

Key Man

Miguel Almiron burst back into life last Saturday against Houston in Atlanta.  After a few weeks of rough results and performances, he came back to his usual self.  Almiron had been having to come back to receive the ball against sides that were packing in their defence, but he came back to playing his more natural position against Houston.  That gave him and his side a huge boost, as he was able to go out and demolish Houston with two terrific goals and a very good penalty as well.  He now has five goals on the season, from two matches, but it's his total of four assists that is perhaps more impressive to see.

Team Form

Atlanta United have two wins, a draw, and two losses in their last five matches.  A 1-3 win away to Real Salt Lake brought their road trip to a successful end before they lost 1-3 at home to a poor DC United side.  They then lost 3-1 at New York City FC before getting a credible 1-1 draw in Portland.  Last weekend, they got back to winning ways with a 4-1 win over Houston Dynamo.

Expected Line-up: 4-2-3-1

Team News

Patrick Vieira will be missing left back Ronald Matarrita and left winger Khiry Shelton due to injuries.

Key Man

A lot of players have been key in the attack for NYCFC, but the man that has made the side tick of late, and especially away to Orlando, has been Maxi Moralez.  New York have a very specific style of play that they are trying to match up to, and the 30 year old Argentine is the man that holds the side together.  He scored a great goal the last time these two sides met, but he was excellent with his passing against Orlando last time out.  He has two goals and four assists thus far, and he will be one to watch against this Atlanta side on Sunday.

Team Form

New York City FC have three wins, a loss, and a draw in their last five matches.  They won 2-3 away to Columbus Crew before winning 3-1 at home to this Atlanta United side.  They then traveled to Dallas and got a 1-1 result before losing 2-1 in Salt Lake with a changed side. Last weekend, they hammered Orlando away 0-3.

Expected Line-up: 4-3-3

This is a chance for Atlanta United to lay down a marker in the league. New York City are one of the top sides in the league, and when they are rested and on their game they are very difficult to beat. Atlanta were beaten rather easily last time in New York City by this side, and they will be looking to see how much they have improved. They have seemingly rebounded from that poor run of results, but this would be a really good confirmation that they have come out of that. New York are just about guaranteed to be a playoff side come the end of the regular season, and Atlanta will know that this is the type of side that they will have to get results against. It\'s going to be a long journey for them to get to that end goal, but this match could really give them a lot of confidence to push on and reach those heights. New York have the chance to knock out a potential rival and to continue a good run of form.

Atlanta United are the league\'s highest scorers so far, and they have played fewer matches than most of the sides in the league. They have 24 goals thus far in their maiden season.