New England 4-1 Atlanta United: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How New England won it

The opening goal came in the 11th minute: Carles Gil for New England, set up by Matt Polster. Dor Turgeman made it 2-0 to New England in the 36th minute, set up by Alhassan Yusuf. Peyton Miller made it 3-0 to New England in the 56th minute, set up by Alhassan Yusuf. Brooklyn Raines made it 4-0 to New England in the 67th minute, set up by Marcos Zambrano. Miguel Almirón made it 4-1 to Atlanta United in the 85th minute, set up by Aleksey Miranchuk.

It was 2-0 at half-time.

The referee, P. Luce Lauziere, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to New England and 2 to Atlanta United.

New England: M. Mitrovic, 4-3-3 · Atlanta United: G. Martino, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.03 for New England and 2.15 for Atlanta United.

New England scored about 3.0 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Atlanta United left about 1.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Atlanta United created the better chances, 2.15 xG to 1.03, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

New England had 7 shots on target, Atlanta United 6.

New England's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Atlanta United had 54% of the ball, but New England took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

New England came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.53 expected goals for and 1.42 against, and had won 55% of their matches.

Atlanta United came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 1.46 expected goals for and 1.57 against, and had won 26% of their matches.

New England vs Atlanta United: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Carles Gil (New England), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

New England

• Carles Gil 8.3 1 goal
• Brooklyn Raines 8.0 1 goal
• Matt Polster 7.7 1 assist
• Dor Turgeman 7.6 1 goal
• Matt Turner 7.4

Atlanta United

• Miguel Almirón 7.8 1 goal
• Aleksey Miranchuk 7.6 1 assist
• Tristan Muyumba 7.0
• Fafà Picault 6.7
• Júnior Alonso 6.6

The lowest-rated starter was Cooper Wyatt Sanchez at 5.9. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• New England: New England vs New York RB Wednesday 28 October 2026 · MLS
• Atlanta United: New York City vs Atlanta United Wednesday 28 October 2026 · MLS

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about New England vs Atlanta United

What was the score in New England vs Atlanta United?

New England 4-1 Atlanta United (half-time 2-0), MLS, Saturday 25 July 2026.

Who scored in New England vs Atlanta United?

Carles Gil 11', Dor Turgeman 36', Peyton Miller 56', Brooklyn Raines 67', Miguel Almirón 85'.

Did Moneyball predict New England vs Atlanta United correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in New England vs Atlanta United?

Carles Gil, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed New England vs Atlanta United?

P. Luce Lauziere.