Sunday , 16 August 2026

Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Orlando City SC
0 – 0
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
  • Referee
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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
2021-04-17 Orlando City SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 2020-10-28 Orlando City SC 4–1 Atlanta United FC 2020-10-07 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Orlando City SC 2020-09-06 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2020-08-29 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Atlanta United FC H 0–0 D
29 Nov New England Revolution H 1–3 L
21 Nov New York City FC H 1–1 D
08 Nov Nashville SC H 2–3 L
05 Nov Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
02 Nov Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–0 D
08 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
02 Nov FC Cincinnati H 2–0 W
28 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–4 L
24 Oct D.C. United SC H 1–2 L
18 Oct Toronto FC A 0–1 L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Orlando City SC launch into their encounter with Atlanta United FC.
  • 5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ezequiel Barco is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' It’s high time Gabriel Heinze made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Orlando City SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Alexandre Pato is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Orlando City SC so far.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Franco Ibarra has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andres Perea is hanging Tesho Akindele on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' Machop Chol gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Jake Mulraney and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Benji Michel has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nani on 71 minute.
  • 75' Josef Martinez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lisandro Lopez at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' The whistle greets Alexandre Pato as he departs to be replaced by Silvester van der Water.
  • 83' The Atlanta United FC bench stirs into life. Emerson Hyndman is withdrawn and Jurgen Damm gets his opportunity.
  • 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 287 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 90' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Christopher Mueller has done his job and it is now time for Matheus Aias to step up.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 5
Josef Martinez 3
Ezequiel Barco 3
Silvester van der Water 2
Ezequiel Barco 2
Saba Lobzhanidze 2
Nani 2
Kyle Smith 2

Head to Head

2021-04-17 Orlando City SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC 2020-10-28 Orlando City SC 4–1 Atlanta United FC 2020-10-07 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Orlando City SC 2020-09-06 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2020-08-29 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Orlando City SC

Orlando City SC Form

2021-04-17 Orlando City SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2020-11-29 Orlando City SC 1–3 New England Revolution L 2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC L 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-11-02 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Orlando City SC W

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-04-17 Orlando City SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2020-11-08 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2020-11-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-10-28 Orlando City SC 4–1 Atlanta United FC L 2020-10-24 Atlanta United FC 1–2 D.C. United SC L 2020-10-18 Toronto FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.84 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC50% Draw25% Atlanta United FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
75%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
50%
Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC36% Draw43% Atlanta United FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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