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Steffen Schmidt - June 20, 2023
Atlanta United vs New York City FC
USA MLS
Date: 22 June 2023, Thursday
Kick-off at 00:30 UK / 01:30 CET
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta).
New York City will be hoping to arrest the huge slump in form on Wednesday evening when they visit Mercedes-Benz Stadium to take on Atlanta United in Georgia.
We should say this is an ideal time for any team to face Atlanta United because the hosts are without six very important players, including the main creator Thiago Almada and the top scorer Giorgos Giakoumakis.
Head coach Gonzalo Pineda will thus have to replace his team’s main stars and hope the backup players have what it takes to take advantage of the awful form the rivals carry into the game.
New York City are winless in ten consecutive outings in all competitions. They are also winless in ten away matches on the road this season.
The Citizens have found the back of the net just once in the last three games, playing three consecutive low-scoring draws in the process.
On the other side, Atlanta United are unbeaten in six subsequent outings, a run that includes a 3-1 victory over D.C. United in the previous game played eleven days ago in Georgia.
Last but not least, it is worth mentioning that Atlanta United have notched at least three goals in each of the last three home affairs in the league.
Atlanta United will miss their top scorer Giakoumakis very much here which is why we struggle to see the value in the home win pick at the 1.70 odds, despite New York City’s subpar form.
The visitors head into this off the back of three straight draws but it seems they have found the right formula to keep things quiet at the back, allowing just one goal in the process. The Under 2.5 goals FT is the main bet at the 2.10 odds, while you can have the same price for the visitors to avoid a defeat on Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
