Albert
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2d
My Prediction
New York City FC by 1Kick off your most primal hollers and yells, because we've got a scintillating showdown on the field coming up between New York City FC and Atlanta United FC!
In the saving grace department, Atlanta United FC's Brad Guzan has been impressive with a 7.38 rating and 27 saves, definitely a man not afraid to get dirty to guard the posts. New York City FC's counterpart in gloves, Matthew Freese, has been slightly less striking, with a 7.07 rating and 17 saves. A head-to-head battle of guardian angels, you'd tell!
The attacking line up for Atlanta United FC boasts the likes of Aleksei Miranchuk with an intimidating 7.60 rating, Bartosz Slisz and Ajani Fortune, each armed with a commendable 7.10 rating. New York City FC counters with firepower in the form of Hannes Wolf, who managed 3 goals recently and maintains a rating of 7.43, alongside Justin Haak and Thiago Martins.
Past engagements between these two have been quite the see-saw huh! A lot of score settling, revenge seeking and ego-bustering, with no clear dominance.
The regular season records show a brighter picture for New York City FC, who gloat with a 7-4-6 record, while Atlanta United FC lags behind with 4 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. Bend your mind into a pretzel trying to glean a clear winner from that? Hold up!
Their recent performances too, don't make the choice any easier. It seems New York City FC has been able to maintain a fairly balanced record, whereas Atlanta United FC had a turbulence with a defeat follow up in their recent games.
Taking into account the fact that some of these soccer matches sometimes have the predictability of a chameleon in a bag of skittles, I'd hazard my reputation (and my loquacious ramblings) on a triumph in favor of New York City FC, considering their stronger team, favorable record and slightly less muddy recent performances.
Albert’s Prediction: New York City FC by 1
Albert
See some of the stats I‘m using to make this prediction
Goalkeepers
Top Player Stats
Recent Results
Head-to-Head Results
Win-Loss Record