July 3rd features a match where Atlanta United and New York City will play a match in New York City in a meeting of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 2nd placed New York City is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre struck first for Philadelphia Union in the 9th minute, then Castellanos Gimenez tied it up for New York City in the 88th minute. New York City looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while atlanta United is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Toronto. Jonathan Osorio scored the first goal for Toronto in the 8th minute, then Luiz Araújo tied it up for Atlanta United in the 57th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season New York City won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Atlanta United’s most prolific scorer has been Luiz Araújo. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Both Callens Asin and Valentin Mariano Jose Castellanos Gimenez have been the hottest scorers for New York City in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.