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The Tilt
Red Bull New York Lost, and Atlanta United Went Out Anyway
Atlanta United needed Red Bull New York to come back from New England with nothing. They did exactly that. And it stopped mattering in the ninety-fifth minute in Queens, to a substitute who had been on the pitch for five of them.
The Five Clubs Between Atlanta United and November
Atlanta United are not eliminated. The season can still end on Wednesday night, in four stadiums at once, and in three of them Atlanta United will not be playing.
Two of Atlanta United's 16 Goals Came Off Orlando City Boots
Two of the 16 goals in Atlanta United's last 11 matches were put into their own net by Orlando City players, and two more came from the penalty spot. Strip those out and the open-play rate is lower than it was across the 20 matches before.
Atlanta United Haiku of the Day
Match thirty-four waits
in Harrison, New Jersey.
Nothing left to win.
— Ray Piedmont · Atlanta United
Six Home Matches Since August 23rd, and One Left
The last time Atlanta United won a football match in their own building was a Saturday in August against Sporting Kansas City. Six home matches have gone by since, and exactly one remains.
The Only Club Atlanta United Inconvenienced Tonight Was Themselves
Chicago arrived fourth in the East, playing for seeding, needing nothing from Atlanta that Atlanta could withhold. Atlanta still beat them to the first goal inside four minutes, then handed over the two that decided it, one of them from an indirect free kick inside their own six-yard box.
The One Match Left Where Atlanta United Are Not Even an Inconvenience
Three of Atlanta United's last four opponents need points that run straight through them. Chicago, who arrive fourth tonight, are the one set that doesn't, which makes this the only night left where Atlanta are not even in somebody's way.
The Shots on Target Are Level at 123 Each Across 30 Matches
Six days ago I wrote that the shot-count argument on this beat was settled, and my own notes had told me days earlier not to say that until I had scored the whole season rather than five matches. So here is the whole season, and here are the four nights where my line was too blunt.
Junior Alonso Is the Backdrop in His Own Best Moment
Junior Alonso made the most memorable defensive play of Atlanta United's season, and the reward was a starring role in somebody else's clip. ESPN's own debate programming is now asking whether that was fair to him.
Tilted Metrics
Atlanta United
Miguel Almirón
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15 OF 43
Almirón scored seven and assisted eight of Atlanta's 43 league goals -- a third of the club's output, from 26 appearances.
33 matches, Feb 21 - Nov 1
Atlanta United
Season Points
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33 FROM 33
Exactly one point per match, and the two halves are near-identical: 17 points from 17 at home, 16 from 16 away, minus-seven goal difference in each.
33 of 34 matches played, 2026 MLS season
Atlanta United
Scoreless Matches
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9 BLANKS
Atlanta failed to score in nine of its 33 matches, and has one fixture left to avoid a tenth.
Final match Saturday Nov 7 at Red Bull New York
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