The battle for the top playoff seed in the Eastern conference essentially comes down to this. Atlanta United travel to Yankee Stadium trailing NYCFC in the East by four points. It’s undoubtedly a must-win match if the Five Stripes have any hope of securing home-field advantage through the conference portion of the playoffs.
A loss would clinch the top spot for NYCFC. A draw would leave it highly unlikely that Atlanta could make up 4 points in two remaining matches. A win would give them a very good chance if NYCFC don’t win their last two.