Week 40 brings us a match on Oct 20th where New York City will travel to Atlanta to battle Atlanta United in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Atlanta United recorded a 1-2 loss against Montreal Impact. Jake Mulraney struck first for Atlanta United in the 48th minute, then Romell Quioto tied it up for Montreal Impact in the 50th minute on a feed from Joaquin Torres But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 55th minute on a penalty goal by Romell Quioto. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Atlanta United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while new York City is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Nashville SC. Neither New York City nor Nashville SC could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. New York City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 23rd of June, New York City was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi scored the first goal for New York City in the 69th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Atlanta United was frustrated by New York City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. New York City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Castellanos Gimenez has been the most prolific scorer on New York City in his last 5 matches with two goals. Atlanta United is fortunate enough to have Martinez in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.