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Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Orlando City SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 25 Aug 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Caleb Mendez
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

5
6
10
Orlando City SC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-25 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC 2018-06-30 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Orlando City SC 2018-05-13 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
13 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–3 L
04 Aug New England Revolution H 3–3 D
30 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–4 L
27 Jul New York City FC H 0–2 L
21 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
19 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 3–1 W
04 Aug Toronto FC H 2–2 D
28 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 2–1 W
21 Jul D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
15 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Atlanta United FC
#11 Position #15
20 Points 12
18 Played 18
6 / 2 / 10 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 12
30 Scored 19
47 Conceded 33
-17 GD -14
1.11 PPG 0.67
33% Win % 17%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Orlando City SC and Atlanta United FC has kicked off!
  • 5' USA international Julian Gressel has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. James O'Connor will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josue Colman made 286 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Carlos Ascues is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
  • 45' Shane O'Neill is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Orlando City SC tonight.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Orlando City SC in their trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact .
  • 70' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' The 34-year-old Oriol Rosell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' Orlando City SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Atlanta United FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • With this win, Atlanta United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James O'Connor

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 5
Josef Martinez 3
Ezequiel Barco 3
Kyle Smith 2
Jamal Thiare 2
Christopher Mueller 2
Miguel Almiron 2
Miguel Almiron 2

Head to Head

2018-08-25 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC 2018-06-30 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Orlando City SC 2018-05-13 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC

Orlando City SC Form

2018-08-25 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-08-13 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2018-08-04 Orlando City SC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2018-07-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City SC L 2018-07-27 Orlando City SC 0–2 New York City FC L 2018-07-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-08-25 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-08-19 Atlanta United FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-08-04 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2018-07-28 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-07-21 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2018-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC29% Draw23% Atlanta United FC48%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
52%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
71%
Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC25% Draw40% Atlanta United FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
4.7%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 19% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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