Our prediction for this MLS match:
Atlanta United
Match Time & Date:
21/10/2021
01:30
Prediction: 1-1
New York City
Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host Thursday’s MLS game between Atlanta United and New York City. The Five Stripes quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Montreal, with the team beating Toronto on the road at the weekend. Atlanta United are determined to book their place in the playoffs, but their midweek rivals are on the same quest. Venezuela attacker Josef Martinez is rated doubtful for the match, while Ezequiel Barco is out of contention through suspension.
The Blue Pigeons, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from the New York derby defeat, and they should take advantage of the absentees in the home team. Anyhow, beating Atlanta United on the road is easier said than done, and we are tempted to put our money on draw. New York City boss Ronny Deila should have a full squad to choose from.
Highlighted Player (Josef Martinez):
Josef Martinez started his senior career at Caracas, but he made no more than 36 league appearances for the Venezuelan outfit from 2010 to 2012. Martinez then moved to Europe and the 170-cm tall striker scored 4 goals in 34 appearances for the capital club. In the 2013/2014 season he played for fellow Swiss outfit Thun (on loan) and on June 7, 2014 he signed a contract with Serie A team Torino.
In December, 2017 Josef Martinez scored his first ever goal in the Italian top flight in a 2-2 draw with Palermo. The Venezuela international currently plays (on loan) for Atlanta United in MLS and he made his debut for Gerardo Martino’s team against New York Red Bulls. Speaking of his international career, Martinez made his Venezuela debut against El Salvador, coming from the bench after 76 minutes.
On November 10, 2016 he scored a hat-trick for La Vinotinto in a thrilling 5-0 victory over Bolivia and it has to be noted that he has four caps (two goals) for Venezuela U20 team.
Highlighted Team (New York City):
New York City are an American soccer club and they have been competing in Major League Soccer since 2015. The Pigeons play their home games at Yankee Stadium and they are the second club in New York after the New York Red Bulls.
Famous Arsenal player Patrick Vieira took over the reins in January, 2016 and he helped the team finish the season in second place in the Eastern Conference. However, they were totally outclassed by Toronto FC (0-7 on aggregate) in the conference semifinals.
New York City chiefs have been pumping up a lot of money into the squad ever since the team began play in MLS and it has to be noted that the likes of Andrea Pirlo and David Villa played for the Pigeons in the 2016 season. New York City footballers wear sky blue shirts when playing at home, while the colour of the team’s away kit is dark blue.
Companies City Football Group (80%) and Yankee Global Enterprises own the club.
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