Atlanta United FC vs New York City FC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 5′New York City FC, own goal:0–1Own goal
- 10′Atlanta United FC, goal:1–1assist
- 43′Atlanta United FC, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 1
- 55′Atlanta United FC, substitution:Daniel Chicaoff
- 56′New York City FC, goal:1–2assist
- 67′New York City FC, substitution:off
- 67′Atlanta United FC, substitution:off
- 74′Atlanta United FC, goal:2–2assist
- 80′New York City FC, substitution:off
- 86′Atlanta United FC, substitution:off
- 86′Atlanta United FC, substitution:Cameron Dunbaroff
- 90+5′New York City FC, yellow card:
- Full-time2 – 2
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Match report
Atlanta United and New York City FC share four goals in Major League Soccer draw
Atlanta United and New York City FC drew 2-2 at Atlanta Stadium in a Major League Soccer Regular Season fixture, sharing four goals across a match that swung back and forth. The result did little to ease Atlanta's troubles near the foot of the table, while New York City remain in the middle of the standings.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The visitors fell behind inside five minutes when Matthew Edwards turned the ball into his own net, but Atlanta's lead lasted barely five more minutes as Giuliano Galoppo levelled from a Tomás Jacob assist. The scores stayed level at 1-1 at half-time before New York City moved ahead early in the second half, Andrés Perea converting an Axel Ojeda pass in the 56th minute.
Atlanta responded again in the 74th minute when Ajani Fortune scored with Tristan Muyumba supplying the assist, restoring parity at 2-2 and settling the final outcome. Neither side found a winner in the closing stages, and the match finished level despite Atlanta edging possession and New York City registering more shots overall.
Galoppo scored Atlanta's opening equaliser and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 7.51, while Ojeda's assist for New York City's second goal also stood out among the leading performers.
New York City had more shots than Atlanta, 9 to 7, despite finishing with less of the ball.
Atlanta United FC and New York City FC drew 2–2 (half-time 1–1).
Atlanta United FC met New York City FC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 27). Kick-off was Saturday, 26 September 2026, 23:30 UTC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Referee: Alexis Da Silva. Attendance: 37,478.
Team pages: Atlanta United FC · New York City FC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 5' Goal (own goal): Matthew Edwards — 0–1
- 10' Goal: Giuliano Galoppo (assist: Tomás Jacob) — 1–1
- 56' Goal: Andrés Perea (assist: Agustín Ojeda) — 1–2
- 74' Goal: Jay Fortune (assist: Tristan Muyumba) — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Atlanta United FC 35%, the draw 27%, New York City FC 38%. It finished Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC.
New York City FC's rating edge outweighs Atlanta United FC's home ground — New York City FC are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top gives New York City FC the lean. The draw at 27% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why New York City FC at 38%?
New York City FC sit 96 points higher on our strength rating — 1400 to 1496. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,711 such games. New York City FC sit -0.32 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.3% of 2,492 such games where the class table expected 35.9%. The 300 most similar past games finished 35–27–38.
Why only 38%?
Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.1%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.1% of 5,190 games vs 44.7% across all 100,616 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 27%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.7% of 25,140.
What did we measure but not count?
New York City FC have shed 62 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 9,519 such games vs 33.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Out: Júnior Alonso and Aleksey Miranchuk, star players, Miguel Almirón, an important player, and Paulo Díaz, not yet rated. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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