Orlando City will want to employ their home advantage to give everything they have against today’s opponents. The hosts are currently 3 points behind Atlanta United.
- Orlando City have the fewest points (8) at home in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals (28) in Major League Soccer
This arena has grass, unlike Atlanta United's home stadium. The last 23 games by the guests on grass have given 4 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses.
Orlando City and Atlanta United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Orlando City form and stats
Orlando City have played 7 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Orlando City enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Inter Miami's place. The match ended 3-1 with Ojeda, Kara and Santos scoring. At last, a league win after three fixtures without. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Kara, having scored in three matches in a row. The striker Kara was declared "man of the match" for Orlando with the rating of 8.14/10. Kara scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit one key pass.
In the match before that, Orlando City hosted New York City and drew the game 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Orlando City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Orlando City as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Orlando City has won 6 of these, drawn 4 and lost 7.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Orlando here at Exploria Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Orlando City have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Atlanta United form and stats
There's been little loot from Atlanta United's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Major League Soccer. Atlanta United only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
Atlanta United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 3-3 draw at Chicago Fire (placed 12th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Chicago Fire was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Bringing on Giakoumakis was absolutely vital to the comeback against Chicago Fire as the player changed the game with two goals and ensuring the draw 3-3. Attacker Giakoumakis got a player rating of 8.83 in the game. "Man of the match" Giakoumakis scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Colorado Rapids.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Atlanta United in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Atlanta, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this side's 12 latest league matches have ended with three or more goals.
After this away game Atlanta United return home for a Major League Soccer game against New England. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Atlanta United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. For Atlanta United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Orlando wins - draws - Atlanta United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Giakoumakis 8 goals |  T. Almada 6 goals |   E. Kara 4 goals |
Orlando City missing players
Atlanta United missing players
| Orlando City | Atlanta United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 92% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 46% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 86% | 79% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 57% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 21% |
| 62% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 86% | 79% |
| 23% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 23% | 29% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 5.9 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.9 | 13.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 43% | 42% |
| 13.2 | 11.1 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 11.7 | 10.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
- All of Atlanta United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Atlanta United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Atlanta United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Atlanta United have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals (12) away in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals (28) in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Major League Soccer
- Atlanta United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Orlando City have the fewest points (8) at home in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | New England | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Union | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | DC United | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | New York City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | New York RB | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -10 | 15 |
| 15 | Toronto | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 13 |
