Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Atlanta United FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Orlando City SC

Wed 9 Sep 2026 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

David Brekalo og 7' 1–0

1–1 26' Antoine Griezmann

1–2 59' Ivan Angulo

1–3 77' Antoine Griezmann

Tyrese Spicer og 90+7' 2–3

Y 42' David Brekalo

Tomas Jacob 67' Y

Y 88' Justin Ellis

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 29 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 29 games · 38 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Assistant 1 Adam Wienckowski
Assistant 2 Kevin Lock (USA)

18 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 22 games · Avg 2.7 goals Orlando City SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-09 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Orlando City SC 2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2025-05-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 Orlando City SC 2025-04-26 Orlando City SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-10-19 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	2–3	L
06 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–2	D
29 Aug	Charlotte FC	H	0–2	L
23 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
15 Aug	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Atlanta United FC	A	3–2	W
05 Sep	San Diego FC	H	1–0	W
29 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	3–3	D
22 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
19 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–2	L
15 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC		Orlando City SC
#14	Position	#7
30	Points	38
29	Played	29
8 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	11 / 5 / 13
36	Scored	54
48	Conceded	69
-12	GD	-15
1.03	PPG	1.31
28%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

17% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (30 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (38 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

4/5

31-45

3/5

46-60

4/7

61-75

5/7

76+

5/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Orlando City SC

0-15

3/4

16-30

9/9

31-45

2/7

46-60

8/8

61-75

7/4

76+

12/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	14 G	2 A
Antoine Griezmann	10 G	5 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Atlanta United FC host Orlando City SC — let the battle begin!
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mauricio Amaro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
7' A goal from the Slovenia international David Brekalo! He fires home on 7 to make it 0-1!
12' Orlando City SC come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
17' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
22' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's shape.
26' Assisted by Joran Gerbet with the perfectly-timed delivery and Antoine Griezmann makes no mistake. 0-2!
31' Orlando City SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
36' Orlando City SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Antoine Griezmann scoring 2 goals.
41' Chile international Paulo Diaz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
42' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a card on 42.
46' Adrian Gill gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Ajani Fortune and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Ajani Fortune has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Atlanta United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
59' A stunning finish from Ivan Angulo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
64' Another change for Atlanta United FC made on 64 minute. Tristan Muyumba leaves to be changed by Luke Brennan.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Tomas Jacob argues furiously but the card stands.
70' The whistle greets Bernardo Rhein as he departs to be replaced by Tyrese Spicer.
71' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Bernardo Rhein is replaced by Tyrese Spicer.
74' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Joran Gerbet has done his job and it is now time for Wilder Cartagena to step up.
77' A stunning finish from Antoine Griezmann — that came from absolutely nowhere!
78' The crowd applauds Aleksei Miranchuk as he leaves the pitch. Fafa Picault steps in for Atlanta United FC.
79' Orlando City SC make a change. David Brekalo trudges off to be replaced by Iago on 79 minutes.
84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Atlanta United FC and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
88' Justin Ellis was booked on 88.
The points are shared — Atlanta United FC 2-3 Orlando City SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

16
Wilder Cartagena ↑ 74'
9
Daryl Dike
87
Marco Pasalic ↑ 74'
12
Javier Otero
11
Tiago
14
Tyrese Spicer ↑ 71'
57
Iago ↑ 79'
5
Luis Aquino
19
Zakaria Taifi ↑ 46'

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	5
Josef Martinez	3
Ezequiel Barco	3
Kyle Smith	2
Christopher Mueller	2
Saba Lobzhanidze	2
Miguel Almiron	2
Jamal Thiare	2

Head to Head

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-09-09 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Orlando City SC L 2026-09-06 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2026-08-29 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Charlotte FC L 2026-08-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-08-19 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2026-08-15 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W

Orlando City SC Form

2026-09-09 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Orlando City SC W 2026-09-05 Orlando City SC 1–0 San Diego FC W 2026-08-29 Minnesota United FC 3–3 Orlando City SC D 2026-08-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-08-19 Orlando City SC 1–2 Chicago Fire FC L 2026-08-15 Orlando City SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.99 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.1 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Atlanta United FC or Orlando City SC 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC37% Draw24% Orlando City SC39%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Orlando City SC

63%

Atlanta United FC or Orlando City SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atlanta United FC30% Draw37% Orlando City SC33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 3

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

3 – 3

3.3%

0 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	16%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	17%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	12%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.