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

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Orlando City SC

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Atlanta United FC

Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 19:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Overview

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

Orlando City SC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

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

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#13	Position	#14
14	Points	11
15	Played	14
4 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
23	Scored	14
44	Conceded	23
-21	GD	-9
0.93	PPG	0.79
27%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

–/5

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

1/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Exploria Stadium that hosts another battle between Orlando City SC and Atlanta United FC.
5' Ruan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 283 appearances.
10' 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.
15' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
20' Atlanta United FC have won 428 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Christopher Mueller, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' Anton Walkes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Orlando City SC tonight.
40' The travelling Atlanta United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Tesho Akindele has done his job and it is now time for Andres Perea to step up.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Orlando City SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Machop Chol on, Jake Mulraney off on 66 minutes.
71' Benji Michel gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Nani and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Josef Martinez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lisandro Lopez on 75 minute.
80' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Alexandre Pato has done his job and it is now time for Silvester van der Water to step up.
83' Atlanta United FC make a change. Emerson Hyndman trudges off to be replaced by Jurgen Damm on 83 minutes.
88' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
90' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Christopher Mueller has done his job and it is now time for Matheus Aias to step up.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Antonio Carlos
2
Ruan
17
Nani C ↓ Benji Michel 71'
15
Rodrigo Schlegel
13
Tesho Akindele ↓ Andres Perea 46'
1
Pedro Gallese
9
Christopher Mueller ↓ Matheus Aias 90'
8
Jhegson Mendez
11
Junior Urso
24
Kyle Smith
7
Alexandre Pato ↓ Silvester van der Water 80'

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriel Heinze

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.62 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC46% Draw26% Atlanta United FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

72%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

54%

Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC32% Draw45% Atlanta United FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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