Atlanta United vs New York City FC Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th July 2024

It finished all square on when Atlanta United last faced New York City FC. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

With 36 points after 23 games, New York City FC currently rank as number 5 in the Eastern conference. Atlanta United play catch-up as they recorded 24 points in 23 matches, putting them up as number 11 before their upcoming clash.

There's been nothing to separate Atlanta United from New York City FC in their last three matches, which all ended without a winner. This is hardly coincidental, and the question is whether either will be able to break the deadlock at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 17 for an average of 1.7 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring one times.

New York City FC travel to their next away match this coming Thursday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping 12 goals against. An average of 1.2 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Atlanta United vs New York City FC Prediction

Atlanta United Form

Atlanta United endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against New England Revolution, before Real Salt Lake won 5-2, while CF Montreal claimed a victory in a 1-0 match. Atlanta United just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Major League Soccer matches at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

New York City FC Form

In their previous three matches, New York City FC beat CF Montreal 2-0, lost 2-1 against Austin FC and drew 0-0 with Chicago Fire FC. In their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer, New York City FC won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and four scored.

Curiously enough, Atlanta United and New York City FC played out a draw in their three latest matches against each other. Clearly, the draw is the value bet, when they face each other again.

Atlanta United vs New York City FC Team News

New York City FC just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Atlanta United at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Hannes Wolf is too injured to face New York City FC.

Atlanta United vs New York City FC H2H

Atlanta United and New York City FC had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Atlanta United enter the match against New York City FC with a 1-5-4 record in their previous ten encounters. A win rate of 10%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Atlanta United vs New York City FC Results

Of the last ten encounters between Atlanta United New York City FC over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 8/13 with bookies.

Atlanta United vs New York City FC Betting Tips

As the new Major League Soccer campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Atlanta United and New York City FC this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Atlanta United claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. New York City FC won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Atlanta United. The same occurred in four of the last 10 league games away from home for New York City FC.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Atlanta United managed an average of 1.1 goals, with New York City FC averaging 1.7 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atlanta United, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of New York City FC's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.