Atlanta United FC vs New York Red Bulls Prediction: Atlanta need to respond

Matchday 5 was a complete disaster for Atlanta United, who were beaten 6-1 by Columbus Crew. Now they can finally put that behind them and try to focus on this match, as they welcome New York Red Bulls to the Mercedes-Benz stadium. Atlanta United fans will demand a very strong response from their team after the humbling defeat in the last match. New York Red Bulls were held to a 1-1 draw against Charlotte FC and that was their 3rd draw in 6 games already. Both teams have every reason to fight for all 3 points but even more for the Atlanta team who need to fix their reputation after last week’s horrible performance.

Atlanta United (LWWDW)

Atlanta United had done very well in the last couple of weeks, with 3 wins and 1 draw in their first 4 matches of the campaign, until their first defeat against Columbus Crew in their last match. Columbus Crew were all over the pitch and put 6 past the Atlanta goal. Aidan Morris, Christian Ramirez (brace), Philip Quinton, Jacen Rusell-Rowe and Maximilian Arfsten were all on the scoresheet for Columbus Crew and Brooks Lennon managed to pull one back for Atlanta United. According to stats, Atlanta had 46% possession, 1 shot on target and 2 corner kicks at the end of 90 minutes.

Currently, Atlanta United are in 3rd place on the eastern conference table, with 10 points from 5 matches and their goal record is 12:9.

Team Streaks:- more than 2.5 goals (9/10), both teams scoring (⅞), less than 4.5 cards (9/10), less than 10.5 corners (⅘).

New York Red Bulls (LDDWD)

New York Red Bulls have had a very slow start to the campaign, definitely not the worst but it's not the best for a team with serious ambitions. In all 5 matches in the MLS, they had 1 win, 1 loss and 3 draws. The Red Bulls played out a 1-1 draw with Charlotte FC in their last match and that was their third draw in 4 matches. New York Red Bulls went into the break with a 1 goal lead after Elias Manoel scored in the 43rd minute. But failed to hang on, as Andres Reyes scored an own goal to draw the hosts level in the 74th minute. New York Red Bulls were horrible in terms of possession, taking just 26% possession, but registered more shots (6) than the host team.

New York Red Bulls are 11th in the eastern conference, after taking 6 points from 5 matches played and their goal record is 4:4.

Team Streaks:- no losses (4), without a clean sheet (3), less than 2.5 goals (⅞), less than 10.5 corners (⅘).

Head to Head

These two have played only 14 times against each other and New York Red Bulls have won 9 matches, while Atlanta United have won just 1 and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• New York Red Bulls have not lost in 9 meetings.
• Less than 10.5 corners were played in 5/7 meetings.

Expert Betting Tips

Atlanta losing here will be a disaster for the team’s confidence and for the fans. So, there is an urging pressure to grab a win here to put the horrible defeat to rest. Atlanta were not playing badly before the defeat, so there is no indication that the defeat will be a recurring result. The Red Bulls on the other hand are yet to really get into their groove and it's starting to look like they are comfortable hanging onto a draw rather than take risks for all 3 points.

• Bet on Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 Goals at 1.69 Odds
• Bet on Away Under 1.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 2-1 at 8.6 Odds