New York City FC’s home scoring edge frames question against Atlanta United FC
What is at stake, with the data behind it
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New York City FC’s stronger home scoring figures meet Atlanta United FC’s poorer away record, with a 5-point Eastern Conference gap and several players listed as missing.
Before kickoff
Wednesday’s Regular Season - 32 meeting at Citi Field brings a clear home-and-away contrast: New York City FC score 1.80 goals per home game this season, while Atlanta United FC score 1.10 per away game. Both teams concede 1.50 per game in those respective settings, making New York City’s attacking output the central question before kickoff.
Home edge meets away record
New York City FC’s home record is 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. Atlanta United FC’s away record is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. Each team has kept 3 clean sheets in the relevant season sample. The home side have scored 27 goals at Citi Field, compared with Atlanta’s 16 away from home.
Two different teams?
Home and away form for New York City FC
- At Home
- Away
New York City FC home season and Atlanta United FC away season records Season data from the article’s source snapshot; this chart is not a statistic for this match alone.
Table gap and team news
In the provisional Eastern Conference standings, New York City FC are #12 with 35 points from 31 games, while Atlanta United FC are #14 with 30 points. New York City therefore hold a 5-point advantage. The latest listed result in each 31-match form sample is a draw for New York City and a loss for Atlanta, though that single result does not establish a wider trend.
New York City list D. Baiera, A. Farnos, M. Moralez, K. Parks and K. Trewin as Missing Fixture. Atlanta list D. Chica and W. Reilly as Missing Fixture.
Question at kickoff
Can New York City’s 1.80 home scoring average exploit Atlanta’s 1.50 goals-conceded away average despite the listed absences?
Explore match and season data
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Standings source snapshot
These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.
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| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | LWDDL | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 32 | 55 | |
| 2 | FC Dallas | WDWLW | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 58 | 47 | 54 | |
| 3 | St. Louis City | LLDWW | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 44 | 51 | |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | LDDDW | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 45 | 48 | |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | DDDDL | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 48 | |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | DDWDL | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 47 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders | DDLWW | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 43 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | WDDDL | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 41 | 42 | |
| 9 | Los Angeles Galaxy | DDWLW | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 54 | 41 | |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | WWDLW | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 48 | 39 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | WDLDL | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 54 | 58 | 37 | |
| 12 | San Diego | DDDLD | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 55 | 58 | 35 | |
| 13 | Minnesota United FC | DWDDL | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 55 | 35 | |
| 14 | Austin | WLLLD | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 57 | 34 | |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | LLLDL | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 77 | 22 | |
| 1 | Nashville SC | WDWWW | 31 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 23 | 70 | |
| 2 | New England Revolution | WWWLL | 31 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 42 | 55 | |
| 3 | Inter Miami | LWWWL | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 53 | 55 | |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | WLLWW | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 46 | 51 | |
| 5 | Charlotte | LDLWL | 31 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 48 | 47 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | LDWWW | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 50 | 46 | |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | DWDWL | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 72 | 42 | |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | WWLLW | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 71 | 42 | |
| 9 | New York Red Bulls | WLLWL | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 56 | 39 | |
| 10 | Columbus Crew | WWWLW | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 50 | 49 | 38 | |
| 11 | Toronto FC | LWDWL | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 36 | |
| 12 | New York City FC | DDLLD | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 35 | |
| 13 | DC United | LLLWL | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 55 | 33 | |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | LLWLD | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 30 | |
| 15 | CF Montreal | LDLLW | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 62 | 25 |