New York City vs Atlanta United
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Major League Soccer

2026

New York City

Mercau70'

Traoré90+5'

-FT

Oct 28, 2026

Citi Field

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Kevin O'Toole

New York City

Assists

8.0

Goal!

2-1

Bénie Traoré

90'+5·New York City

⚽

90'Substitution

Bénie Traoré· In

Hannes Wolf· Out

New York City

Goal!

1-1

Breel Embolo

88'·Atlanta United

⚽

83'Substitution

Elías Báez· In

Matthew Edwards· Out

Atlanta United

81'Yellow Card

Matthew Edwards

Atlanta United

74'Substitution

Fafà Picault· In

Tristan Muyumba· Out

Atlanta United

Goal!

1-0

Nicolás Fernández Mercau

70'·New York City

⚽

68'Yellow Card

Tristan Muyumba

Atlanta United

64'Substitution

Malachi Jones· In

Agustín Ojeda· Out

New York City

64'Substitution

Keaton Parks· In

Aiden O'Neill· Out

New York City

43'Yellow Card

Talles Magno

New York City

34'Yellow Card

Paulo Díaz

Atlanta United

28'Substitution

Talles Magno· In

Alonso Martínez· Out

New York City

VAR

23'VAR Decision

Breel Embolo

Atlanta United

11'Yellow Card

Mauricio Amaro

Atlanta United

7'Yellow Card

Tayvon Gray

New York City

Statistics of the Game

New York City

Atlanta United

46%Ball Possession54%

11Shots Total19

6Shots On Target6

3Corners3

13Fouls14

2Yellow Cards4

1Offsides4

5Saves4

382Passes451

5Shots Off Target7

85Attacks123

29Dangerous Attacks64

7Shots Inside Box12

4Shots Outside Box7

2Goals1

14Free Kicks13

0Shots Blocked6

4Substitutions2

0Hit Woodwork2

14Tackles17

1Assists0

297Accurate Passes338

2Injuries0

15Total Crosses15

1Accurate Crosses6

12Interceptions7

48Duels Won63

3Big Chances Created3

3Big Chances Missed2

New York City

Manager: Pascal Jansen

Starting XI

7.1

7.0

6.8

6.6

8.0

6.7

6.2

6.5

Nicolás Fernández Mercau

7.4

Hannes Wolf

6.5

Alonso Martínez

6.6

Substitutes

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.6

Manager: Gerardo Martino

Starting XI

6.7

6.9

6.4

7.0

6.1

6.5

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.7

7.8

Substitutes

6.5

Adrian Gill

6.9

Jayden Hibbert

Player Stats

Player	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Kevin O'Toole DF	90'	0	1	0/1	31(81%)	7	11/15
Nicolás Fernández Mercau MF	90'	1	0	3/3	27(93%)	2	5/15
Matt Freese GK	90'	0	0	-	29(41%)	-	-
Bénie Traoré FW	9'	1	0	1/1	1(100%)	-	0/1
Tayvon Gray DF	90'	0	0	-	44(75%)	2	6/11
Thiago Martins DF	90'	0	0	0/1	55(85%)	-	4/7
Talles Magno FW	62'	0	0	-	14(93%)	1	5/17
Aiden O'Neill MF	64'	0	0	-	39(87%)	1	4/8
Malachi Jones FW	26'	0	0	1/2	5(20%)	-	6/10
James Sands DF	90'	0	0	-	51(86%)	-	1/3
Alonso Martínez FW	28'	0	0	0/1	4(50%)	-	-
Hannes Wolf MF	89'	0	0	-	26(81%)	-	2/8
Agustín Ojeda MF	64'	0	0	-	11(73%)	1	1/5
Keaton Parks MF	26'	0	0	-	12(75%)	-	2/4
Andrés Perea MF	90'	0	0	1/2	33(67%)	-	1/7

New York City vs Atlanta United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
New York City	15	D2	2	6	2	6	3/15	6-9
Atlanta United	15	L2	0	2	6	2	4/15	9-11

New York City — last 5 games

D2-2 @ Atlanta United2026-09-26
L1-2 @ Chicago Fire2026-10-10
L0-2 @ Inter Miami2026-10-14
D1-1 vs Los Angeles FC2026-10-17
D2-2 @ Orlando City2026-10-24

Atlanta United — last 5 games

D2-2 vs New York City2026-09-26
L1-3 vs Cincinnati2026-10-10
W3-0 @ CF Montréal2026-10-14
L1-3 vs Inter Miami2026-10-17
L2-3 vs Chicago Fire2026-10-24

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
New York City	15	2.6	87%	47%	27%	73%	13%	20%
Atlanta United	15	3.4	87%	80%	53%	73%	20%	13%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
New York City	Home	7	1	3	3	8-9	0.86	43%	14%
Atlanta United	Away	7	3	2	2	11-10	1.57	71%	43%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
New York City	15	13-10	5-11	28%	87%	5-7-3
Atlanta United	15	11-10	12-18	52%	87%	5-5-5

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 8
Period covered: 2018-06-09 – 2026-09-26
New York City wins: 2
Draws: 4
Atlanta United wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 3.13
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 63%
Home side won: 38%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 1W 3D 1L (New York City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 4.2 vs 3.13

Most recent meetings (5 of 8)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-09-26	Atlanta United	2-2	New York City
2025-06-12	New York City	4-0	Atlanta United
2025-03-29	Atlanta United	4-3	New York City
2024-07-17	Atlanta United	2-2	New York City
2024-04-06	New York City	1-1	Atlanta United

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 466 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
New York City	12	31	35	2	DLLDD	14	-2
Atlanta United	14	31	30	-15	DLWLL	11	+3

Table context

Points gap: 5 ptsNew York City 35 · Atlanta United 30
Positions: #12 vs #14
Goals per game: 1.45/1.39 vs 1.26/1.74scored/conceded per game · league average 1.68

How we calculate this

New York City vs Atlanta United — 15-Minute Goal Timing Breakdown

Verified regulation-time goal windows (scored vs conceded)

New York City

Last 20 gamesPeak scoring: 16-30'76-90+' goal in 25% of games

Minutes	Scored (23)	Conceded (26)
1-15'	5 (22%)	3 (12%)
16-30'	7 (30%)	3 (12%)
31-45+'	4 (17%)	6 (23%)
46-60'	3 (13%)	6 (23%)
61-75'	3 (13%)	4 (15%)
76-90+'	1 (4%)	4 (15%)

Atlanta United

Last 20 gamesPeak scoring: 76-90+'76-90+' goal in 60% of games

Minutes	Scored (27)	Conceded (38)
1-15'	4 (15%)	4 (11%)
16-30'	4 (15%)	8 (21%)
31-45+'	3 (11%)	7 (18%)
46-60'	2 (7%)	10 (26%)
61-75'	5 (19%)	3 (8%)
76-90+'	9 (33%)	6 (16%)

New York City vs Atlanta United — Corners & Cards Trends

New York CityLast 15 games

Won corner count in 3 straight games

Corners Profile

Won / Conceded per game: 5 / 4.3
Match total corners/g: 9.3
Over 8.5 corners: 53%
Over 9.5 corners: 47%
Over 10.5 corners: 40%
Won corner count: 47%

Cards & Discipline

Team yellows / game: 1.6
Opponent cards / game: 2.8
Match total cards / game: 4.4
Over 3.5 match cards: 67%
Over 4.5 match cards: 53%

Atlanta UnitedLast 15 games

2+ team cards in 4 straight games

Corners Profile

Won / Conceded per game: 4.9 / 5.3
Match total corners/g: 10.1
Over 8.5 corners: 73%
Over 9.5 corners: 60%
Over 10.5 corners: 33%
Won corner count: 40%

Cards & Discipline

Team yellows / game: 2.07
Opponent cards / game: 2.33
Match total cards / game: 4.47
Over 3.5 match cards: 67%
Over 4.5 match cards: 47%

Major League Soccer Standings

Major League Soccer · 2026

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	33	18	7	8	+38	61	WLWWW
···
9	Orlando City	33	12	7	14	-16	43	WDDLL
10	New York RB	33	11	6	16	-17	39	LWLLW
11	New York CityH	33	9	12	12	+3	39	DDWDD
12	Toronto	33	9	12	12	-12	39	WLWLL
13	Atlanta UnitedA	33	9	6	18	-14	33	LLLWL
14	DC United	33	7	12	14	-21	33	LLLLW
15	CF Montréal	33	6	8	19	-30	26	DLLDL

8 / 30Full standings →

Statistical Comparison

Major League Soccer

New York City33 matches

Atlanta United

33 matches

#11Position#13

39Points33

9Wins9

12Draws6

12Losses18

48Goals43

1.45Goals per game1.30

45Goals conceded57

1.36Goals per game conceded1.73

New York City vs Atlanta United — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (33 vs 33 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityNew York City 47% · X · Draw 24% · Atlanta United 29%

1 · Home Win

47%

X · Draw

24%

2 · Away Win

29%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.69 vs 1.28

Projected Total: 2.96

Over 1.5 Goals

79%

Over 2.5 Goals

57%

Over 3.5 Goals

34%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

59%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

28% / 19%

New York City / Atlanta United

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 1(11.1%)2 - 1(9.4%)1 - 0(8.7%)

Recent matches

Sep 26

2-2

@ Atlanta United

Away

All New York City fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 8 matches

Won 25%

(2/8)

Draw 50%

(4/8)

Won 25%

(2/8)

Goals

14-11

Total matches

Recent matches (5/8)

Major League Soccer•Sep 26, 2026

Atlanta United

2-2

New York City

Major League Soccer•Jun 12, 2025

New York City

4-0

Atlanta United

Major League Soccer•Mar 29, 2025

Atlanta United

4-3

New York City

Major League Soccer•Jul 17, 2024

Atlanta United

2-2

New York City

Major League Soccer•Apr 6, 2024

New York City

1-1

Atlanta United

New York City vs Atlanta United — Head to Head

Last 8 matches

New York City wins

Draws

Atlanta United wins

Goals Scored

14 - 11

Sep 26, 2026 • Major League Soccer

Atlanta United

2-2

New York City

Jun 12, 2025 • Major League Soccer

New York City

4-0

Atlanta United

Mar 29, 2025 • Major League Soccer

Atlanta United

4-3

New York City

Match summary

New York City beat Atlanta United 2-1 in the Major League Soccer (United States), Regular Season.

Before kickoff, New York City sat 12th on 35 points, while Atlanta United were 14th on 30 points. Across 8 previous meetings on record, New York City won 2 and Atlanta United won 2, with 4 draws (3.13 goals per game).

New York City's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Bénie Traoré). Goals came from Nicolás Fernández Mercau (70') and Bénie Traoré (90') for New York City and Breel Embolo (88') for Atlanta United.

More details:

New York City — live results and schedule Atlanta United — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

New York City vs Atlanta United H2H, Form & Key Stats

New York City vs Atlanta United — 15-Minute Goal Timing Breakdown

New York City vs Atlanta United — Corners & Cards Trends

Major League Soccer Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

New York City vs Atlanta United — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/8)

New York City vs Atlanta United — Head to Head

Last 8 matches

Match summary