We bet again against Atlanta United.

New York City, sitting 4th on the table, although they are winless in the last 4 games (3 MLS + 1 US Open Cup). But all of those three games were against strong teams like the New York Red Bulls (2nd), Cincinnati (6th), Philadelphia (3rd)...

They have some advantage for this match against Atlanta. Firstly, they had one more day of rest. Secondly, they are performing well at home (as always). Since October, they have only suffered one defeat against strong side Philadelphia with a very good winning rate.

And third, topscorer Castellanos is back to the team after being out due to injury (although they scored 4 goals against CCincinnati without him). Important midfielder Rodriguez is back too.

The toughest week of Atlanta United’s 2022 schedule has been one to forget. The Five Stripes were outplayed by a struggling Toronto on the weekend before two infuriating late errors threw a solid performance and long-awaited first goal at Red Bull Arena out the window. And yet, the suffering still isn’t over. Atlanta ends its venture across the North with a visit to Yankee Stadium and reigning MLS Cup champions New York City FC.

I already spoke about Atlanta and their injury crisis in their last defeat against New York Red Bulls (similar side to New York City). They have the same players are out: defenders Gutman, Hernandez, Lennon and Robinson, starter goalkeeper Guzan and midfielders Alonso and Ibarra. A total of 7 players who use to be starters, almost all of them from a defense which isn’t exactly known for being a juggernaut so this one might uh have some goals conceded..

Atlanta has won only against last on table Chicago and Inter Miami (who played with 10 men since 29’) in the last 2 months.

I simply can’t see a weak side with such poor defense (due to injuries and performances) able to stop a very strong team like NYCFC. This should be an easy game for the hosts.

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纽约，虽然他们在过去的4场比赛中(3场MLS + 1场美国公开赛)都没有获胜，但仍然排在第四位。但这三场比赛的对手都是强大的球队，比如纽约红牛(第二)、辛辛那提(第六)、费城(第三)……

在这场对亚特兰大的比赛中，他们有一些优势。首先，他们多休息一天。其次，他们在主场表现很好(一如既往)。自10月以来，他们只在胜率很高的情况下输给了强大的费城。

第三，头号射手卡斯特利亚诺斯在因伤缺阵后回归球队(尽管他们在没有他的情况下对辛辛那提队打进4球)。重要的中场球员罗德里格斯也回来了。

亚特兰大联队2022年赛程中最艰难的一周已经被遗忘了。在周末的比赛中，五条纹队被表现不佳的多伦多猛龙击败，随后两场令人愤怒的失误让他们的稳定表现和期待已久的第一个在红牛球场的进球失去了希望。然而，苦难还没有结束。亚特兰大结束了它在北方的冒险，参观了扬基体育场和大联盟冠军纽约市FC。

我已经说过亚特兰大和他们上次输给纽约红牛的伤病危机(和纽约红牛类似)。他们有同样的球员缺阵:后卫古特曼、埃尔南德斯、列侬和罗宾逊，首发门将古赞以及中场阿隆索和伊巴拉。总共有7名球员曾经是首发球员，他们几乎都来自一个并不以强大的防守著称的球队，所以这名球员可能会有一些失球。

在过去的两个月里，亚特兰大只赢过上一届的芝加哥和国米迈阿密(他们从29岁起就10人出战)。

我根本看不到一支防守如此糟糕(由于伤病和表现)的弱队能够阻止像纽约骑士这样的强队。对东道主来说，这应该是一场轻松的比赛。