This is where the action is, this is Major League Soccer and this is Orlando City - Atlanta United. Prepare with our thorough preview!
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atlanta United have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Major League Soccer
Atlanta United play their home games on artifical turf, while this fixture is played on grass. Relevant results for Atlanta United when playing on grass are 5 wins, 6 draws and 14 defeats from 25 matches. They have created 26 goals and conceded 39 times in these games.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Orlando City form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Orlando City at their home stadium (Exploria Stadium) is 7 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager Gómez led his Orlando City to a defeat away at Philadelphia Union. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Exploria Stadium. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after collecting points through four league fixtures. As you see from the result above, Orlando City suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Stajduhar had a busy but productive day in the Philadelphia Union match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
Before that game, a home victory hosting Sacramento Republic in the US Open Cup. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Orlando handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 10 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Orlando City, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Toronto is only three days away.
Orlando has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Orlando City defense is not exactly impregnable. 26 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Atlanta United form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Atlanta United so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-9 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Atlanta United won their last game, 4-2 versus Toronto played at home. An off the wall match with masses of goals last time out for Atlanta, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that game, will this game be as gleeful? Purata certainly enjoyed Atlanta United's last game versus Toronto, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-2 victory. Purata was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 9.41. The defender Purata scored three goals and won 6 of 9 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Portland Timbers wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Atlanta are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 8 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 19 matches.
Take note that 19 of this team's 23 latest league matches have ended with three or more goals.
A new game in only three days for Atlanta United, the Major League Soccer home match versus Philadelphia Union. Busy days.
Atlanta United have conceded 28 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest archived meeting between these sides is the Atlanta United - Orlando 1-1 played previously this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Orlando City won three games, four matches ended with a tie and Atlanta United got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Kara 9 goals |   J. Martínez 8 goals |  R. Cisneros Morell 7 goals |
Orlando City missing players
Atlanta United missing players
| Orlando City | Atlanta United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 36 | 20 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 45 |
| 45 | 26 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 28 | 50 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 72% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 87% |
| 52% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 77% |
| 24% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 37% |
| 17% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 59% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 73% |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| 17% | 21% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 20% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.5 | 6 | 6.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.2 | 14 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 22.5 | 14.6 | 16 |
| 3.9 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| 32% | 32% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 23% | 28% |
| 12.4 | 10.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.4 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 4.6 | 4 |
- Atlanta United have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Orlando City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 46 | 63 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 53 |
| 3 | New York RB | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 50 |
| 4 | New York City | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 46 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 42 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -9 | 42 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew | 29 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | New England | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Atlanta United | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -5 | 36 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | -13 | 36 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 35 |
| 12 | Charlotte | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -11 | 35 |
| 13 | Toronto | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 57 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -8 | 34 |
| 14 | DC United | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 59 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 33 | -27 | 27 |
