New York City FC vs Atlanta United FC

Final

MLS

NYC Team page

2 — 2

ATL Team page

DateSeptember 26, 2026

VenueMercedes-Benz Stadium

NYC 39%

ATL 28%

Draw 33%

Pick rating

Pregame Pick % estimates the selected outcome's chance. Moneyline is its last available pregame price.

Profit $100 is net profit on a winning $100 stake. EV is the expected net return per $100 from that probability and price; positive EV means a favorable price relative to the pick.

Reliability adds 0–15 points as probability rises. LeaderScore is EV% plus Reliability; higher scores rank first.

🥇 means at least 55% probability, +1.5% EV and a LeaderScore of 10.

NYC 39%

Moneyline+150

Profit $100$150.00

EV-2.50%

Reliability0.00

LeaderScore-2.50

NYC FC gets a narrow lean on its stronger season-long balance: it has scored 1.50 goals per match and conceded 1.31, compared with Atlanta’s 1.15 scored and 1.65 allowed. NYC has also been reasonably steady away, with four wins, four draws and four losses in 12 road matches. Nicolás Fernández’s 15 goals in 25 appearances give the visitors a more proven scoring threat. Atlanta’s home record is only four wins from 12, and its recent five-game stretch produced one win, two losses and two draws. NYC has been similarly inconsistent lately and scored just four times in its last five. Atlanta’s home setting keeps the matchup close, but NYC’s better overall production gives it a slight edge in a contest where a draw is quite plausible.

Team Form

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Key Players

New York City FC

Atlanta United FC

Boxscore

Team stats

NYC Stat ATL

14 Fouls 14

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

2 Offsides 2

3 Corner Kicks 4

3 Saves 2

49 Possession 51

9 SHOTS 7

3 ON GOAL 5

0.3 On Target % 0.7

0 Penalty Goals 0

0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0

411 Accurate Passes 422

475 Passes 503

0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8

3 Accurate Crosses 3

15 Crosses 12

0.2 Cross % 0.3

48 Long Balls 47

26 Accurate Long Balls 13

0.5 Long Balls % 0.3

2 Blocked Shots 0

8 Effective Tackles 10

13 Tackles 18

0.6 Tackle % 0.6

6 Interceptions 7

18 Effective Clearances 17

18 Clearances 17

NYC

New York City FC

Lineup & match stats

New York City FC Lineup & match stats
Player	G	A	SHOT	SOG	FC	YC	SV	GA	APP
Tomas Romero G Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1
Raul Gustavo CD-L Starter	0	0	1	0	3	1		2	1
Thiago Martins CD-R Starter	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	1
Nico Cavallo LB Starter	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	1
James Sands RB Starter	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	1
Nicolás Fernández AM Starter	0	0	3	1	3	0		2	1
Andrés Perea LM Starter	1	0	2	2	2	0		2	1
Jonathan Shore RM Starter	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	1
Bénie Traoré F Starter	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	1
Hannes Wolf AM-L Starter	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	1
Agustin Ojeda AM-R Starter	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	1
Luighi Hanri SUB	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	1
Max Murray SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Malachi Jones SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Cooper Flax SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Matt Miazga SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Kevin O'Toole SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1
Kevin Pierre SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Alonso Martínez SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Greg Ranjitsingh SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

ATL

Atlanta United FC

Lineup & match stats

Atlanta United FC Lineup & match stats
Player	G	A	SHOT	SOG	FC	YC	SV	GA	APP
Lucas Hoyos G Starter	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
Enea Mihaj CD-L Starter	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	1
Tomás Jacob CD-R Starter	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	1
Elías Baez LB Starter	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	1
Matt Edwards RB Starter	0	0	0	0	2	0		2	1
Mauricio Amaro CM Starter	0	0	1	1	2	0		2	1
Tristan Muyumba LM Starter	0	1	0	0	1	0		2	1
Giuliano Galoppo RM Starter	1	0	2	1	2	0		2	1
Breel Embolo F Starter	0	0	1	1	0	0		2	1
Cooper Sanchez LF Starter	0	0	0	0	3	0		2	1
Luke Brennan RF Starter	0	0	0	0	2	1		2	1
Cameron Dunbar SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1
Adrian Gill SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Jay Fortune SUB	1	0	2	2	0	0		0	1
Daniel Chica SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1
Will Reilly SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Steven Alzate SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1
Sergio Santos SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
Jayden Hibbert SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cayman Togashi SUB	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0