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Atlanta vs NYCFC: match report

Atlanta United FC hosted New York City FC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday 26 September 2026, in the MLS. Atlanta are without 5 players (Paulo Díaz, Júnior Alonso, Aleksey Miranchuk and others); NYCFC are missing 3 (Aiden O'Neill, Tayvon Gray, Máximo Carrizo). Alexis Da Silva is the referee, averaging 4.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.2.

Result and scorers

Atlanta 2-2 NYCFC. Goals: Matt Edwards 5' (own goal) for NYCFC; Giuliano Galoppo 10' for Atlanta; Andrés Perea 57' for NYCFC; Jay Fortune 74' for Atlanta.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 5' Own goal: Matt Edwards (NYCFC) 0-1
  • 10' Goal: Giuliano Galoppo (Atlanta) 1-1
  • 43' Yellow card: Luke Brennan (Atlanta)
  • 57' Goal: Andrés Perea (NYCFC) 1-2
  • 74' Goal: Jay Fortune (Atlanta) 2-2
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: Raul Gustavo (NYCFC)
Match stats (contains the result)
51%Possession49%
7Shots9
5Shots on target3
4Corners3
14Fouls14
2Offsides2
2Saves3
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Atlanta 4-3-1-2

Coach: Gerardo Martino

  1. 1 Lucas Hoyos GK
  2. 47 Matthew Edwards DEF
  3. 55 Tomás Jacob DEF
  4. 4 Enea Mihaj DEF
  5. 3 Elías Báez DEF
  6. 48 Cooper Sanchez MID
  7. 14 Mauricio Amaro MID
  8. 8 Tristan Muyumba MID
  9. 11 Giuliano Galoppo MID
  10. 36 Breel Embolo FWD
  11. 20 Luke Brennan FWD

Bench

  • 44 Daniel Chica DEF
  • 35 Ajani Fortune MID
  • 7 Steven Alzate MID
  • 70 Cameron Dunbar FWD
  • 42 Jayden Hibbert GK
  • 16 Adrian Gill MID
  • 28 Will Reilly MID
  • 30 Cayman Togashi FWD
  • 19 Sérgio Santos FWD

NYCFC 4-3-3

Coach: Pascal Jansen

  1. 30 Tomás Romero GK
  2. 6 James Sands MID
  3. 13 Thiago Martins DEF
  4. 34 Raul DEF
  5. 2 Nico Cavallo DEF
  6. 32 Jonathan Shore MID
  7. 7 Nicolás Fernández FWD
  8. 8 Andrés Perea MID
  9. 26 Agustín Ojeda FWD
  10. 9 Bénie Traoré FWD
  11. 17 Hannes Wolf FWD

Bench

  • 20 Luighi FWD
  • 22 Kevin O'Toole DEF
  • 18 Greg Ranjitsingh GK
  • 3 Matt Miazga DEF
  • 23 Maxwell Murray DEF
  • 27 Cooper Flax MID
  • 15 Kevin Pierre MID
  • 16 Alonso Martínez FWD
  • 88 Malachi Jones FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Atlanta

  • Paulo Díaz other, back Early October 2026
  • Júnior Alonso other, back Early October 2026
  • Aleksey Miranchuk other, back Early October 2026
  • Miguel Almirón other, back Early October 2026
  • Fabrice Picault other, back Early October 2026

NYCFC

  • Aiden O'Neill other, back Early October 2026
  • Tayvon Gray other, back Early October 2026
  • Máximo Carrizo other, back Early October 2026
Previous meetings
  • Thursday 12 June 2025: New York City FC 4-0 Atlanta United FC
  • Saturday 29 March 2025: Atlanta United FC 4-3 New York City FC
  • Wednesday 17 July 2024: Atlanta United FC 2-2 New York City FC
  • Saturday 6 April 2024: New York City FC 1-1 Atlanta United FC
  • Wednesday 21 June 2023: Atlanta United FC 2-2 New York City FC