MLS 2026 | Matchday 32 | 2026-10-29 08:30 JST
2–1
- 70' Nicolás Fernández Mercau
- 90+5' Bénie Adama Traoré
- 88' Breel Embolo
Match summary
The MLS 2026 Matchday 32 fixture between New York City FC and Atlanta United was played on October 29. New York City FC narrowly beat Atlanta United 2-1. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, New York City FC scored 2 and Atlanta United scored 1, with New York City FC coming out on top.
Atlanta United had more possession (54% to 46%) and more shots (19 to 11), but New York City FC were more efficient and took the win. New York City FC scored 2 from 6 shots on target. Yellow cards: New York City FC 2, Atlanta United 4.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
4-1-4-1
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| New York City FC | Stat | Atlanta United |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-1-4-1 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |
| 1.2 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.22 |
| 11 | Shots | 19 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 7 | Shots inside the box | 12 |
| 4 | Shots outside the box | 7 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 383 | Passes | 451 |
| 293 | Accurate passes | 336 |
| 5 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Tori Penso
Player stats
New York City FC
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | H. Wolf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 20(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 8(2) |
| DF | T. Gray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(100%) | 2 | 0 | 33(75%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.22 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 11(7) |
| FW | A. Martínez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | N. Fernández Mercau | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1(20%) | 4 | 0 | 25(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 17(7) |
| MF | A. O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 0 | 34(87%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.36 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 8(4) |
| DF | K. O'Toole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26(79%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.02 | 90 | 1 | 5 | 14(10) | |
| MF | A. Ojeda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.24 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 5(1) | |
| MF | A. Perea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 22(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.77 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7(1) |
| DF | J. Sands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.34 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3(1) | |
| DF | Thiago Martins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6(4) | |
| GK | M. Freese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(38%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 | 90 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | M. Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3(100%) | 0 | 0 | 1(20%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.73 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 10(6) |
| FW | Luighi Hanri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | M. Miazga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | K. Parks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4(2) | |
| DF | Raul Gustavo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | T. Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | J. Shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Talles Magno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13(93%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.07 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 17(5) | |
| FW | B. Traoré | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0(0%) | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(0) |
Atlanta United
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | T. Muyumba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32(91%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.36 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 6(2) | |
| MF | M. Almirón | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4(100%) | 1 | 0 | 35(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.43 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 13(8) |
| DF | J. Alonso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 1 | 53(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 7(6) |
| MF | M. Amaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42(76%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.81 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 9(4) | |
| DF | P. Díaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45(70%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.8 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 12(8) | |
| DF | Matthew Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(20%) | 1 | 1 | 20(91%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.94 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 11(3) |
| FW | B. Embolo | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2(67%) | 1 | 0 | 10(53%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.1 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 11(4) |
| MF | G. Galoppo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 1 | 2 | 29(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.56 | 90 | 1 | 4 | 11(5) |
| DF | T. Jacob | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(0%) | 5 | 0 | 18(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.74 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 12(8) |
| MF | A. Miranchuk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5(83%) | 0 | 1 | 30(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.97 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 12(8) |
| GK | L. Hoyos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11(39%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.34 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
| MF | S. Alzate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | E. Báez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | |
| MF | L. Brennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | A. Fortune | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Adrian Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | Jayden Hibbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | F. Picault | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2(1) | |
| MF | C. Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FW | Sergio Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
New York City FC
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 49 | M. Freese |
| Starter | DF | 24 | T. Gray |
| Starter | DF | 13 | Thiago Martins |
| Starter | DF | 6 | J. Sands |
| Starter | DF | 22 | K. O'Toole |
| Starter | MF | 21 | A. O'Neill |
| Starter | MF | 8 | A. Perea |
| Starter | MF | 26 | A. Ojeda |
| Starter | MF | 7 | N. Fernández Mercau |
| Starter | MF | 17 | H. Wolf |
| Starter | FW | 16 | A. Martínez |
| Bench | FW | 88 | M. Jones |
| Bench | MF | 55 | K. Parks |
| Bench | FW | 11 | Talles Magno |
| Bench | FW | 9 | B. Traoré |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | FW | 20 | Luighi Hanri |
| Bench | DF | 3 | M. Miazga |
| Bench | DF | 34 | Raul Gustavo |
| Bench | GK | 30 | T. Romero |
| Bench | MF | 32 | J. Shore |
Atlanta United
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | L. Hoyos |
| Starter | DF | 55 | T. Jacob |
| Starter | DF | 27 | P. Díaz |
| Starter | DF | 6 | J. Alonso |
| Starter | DF | 47 | Matthew Edwards |
| Starter | MF | 14 | M. Amaro |
| Starter | MF | 59 | A. Miranchuk |
| Starter | MF | 11 | G. Galoppo |
| Starter | MF | 8 | T. Muyumba |
| Starter | MF | 10 | M. Almirón |
| Starter | FW | 36 | B. Embolo |
| Bench | FW | 22 | F. Picault |
| Bench | DF | 3 | E. Báez |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | FW | 19 | Sergio Santos |
| Bench | MF | 48 | C. Sanchez |
| Bench | GK | 42 | Jayden Hibbert |
| Bench | MF | 16 | Adrian Gill |
| Bench | MF | 35 | A. Fortune |
| Bench | MF | 20 | L. Brennan |
| Bench | MF | 7 | S. Alzate |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 7' | New York City FC | 🟨 Yellow card | Tayvon Gray | |
| 1H 11' | Atlanta United | 🟨 Yellow card | Mauricio Amaro | |
| 1H 23' | Atlanta United | 📺 VAR | Breel Embolo | |
| 1H 28' | New York City FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Alonso Martinez → IN Talles Magno | |
| 1H 34' | Atlanta United | 🟨 Yellow card | Paulo Díaz | |
| 1H 43' | New York City FC | 🟨 Yellow card | Talles Magno | |
| 2H 19' | New York City FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Aiden O'Neill → IN Keaton Parks | |
| 2H 19' | New York City FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Agustin Ojeda → IN Malachi Jones | |
| 2H 23' | Atlanta United | 🟨 Yellow card | Tristan Muyumba | |
| 2H 25' | New York City FC | ⚽ Goal | Nicolás Fernández Mercau | 1-0 |
| 2H 29' | Atlanta United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Tristan Muyumba → IN Fafà Picault | |
| 2H 36' | Atlanta United | 🟨 Yellow card | Matthew Edwards | |
| 2H 38' | Atlanta United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Matthew Edwards → IN Elías Báez | |
| 2H 43' | Atlanta United | ⚽ Goal | Breel Embolo | 1-1 |
| 2H 45' | New York City FC | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Hannes Wolf → IN Bénie Adama Traoré | |
| 2H 45+5' | New York City FC | ⚽ Goal | Bénie Adama Traoré | 2-1 |
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