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

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MLS · 2021

Orlando City SC

3 – 2

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Sat 31 Jul 2021 · 00:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Andres Perea 64' Y

Andres Perea 70' Y

Y 86' Ronald Hernandez

Y 86' Santiago Sosa

Overview

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

Orlando City SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 18 games · 12 pts (2026/26)

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

Orlando City SC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Atlanta United FC 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

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Atlanta United FC	H	3–2	W
25 Jul	New York City FC	A	0–5	L
22 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Toronto FC	A	1–1	D
08 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–3	L
03 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	2–3	L
24 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–1	L
22 Jul	FC Cincinnati	A	1–1	D
17 Jul	New England Revolution	H	0–1	L
09 Jul	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
04 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–3	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' And we are off! Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC — let the football do the talking.
1' What a moment for Josef Martinez! That strike on 1 puts his side firmly in control.
6' It is a cagey affair so far. Orlando City SC in their trying to find a way past Atlanta United FC's compact .
11' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joseph Dezart is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
16' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and Atlanta United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
21' 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.
26' Antonio Carlos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
31' Erik Lopez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
36' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
43' Kyle Smith has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
46' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Machop Chol comes on to replace Mikey Ambrose.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Alec Kann, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' A change in the Atlanta United FC ranks — Brooks Lennon exits the field as George Campbell enters on 60.
64' Poor challenge from Andres Perea. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
66' The Argentina Marcelino Moreno breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 1-2!
70' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 70.
74' The Orlando City SC bench stirs into life. Oriol Rosell is withdrawn and Tesho Akindele gets his opportunity.
79' Brilliant from the ! Silvester van der Water makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 79.
80' A goal from the Netherlands international Silvester van der Water! He fires home on 80 to make it 3-2!
83' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — Erick Torres on, Josef Martinez off on 83 minutes.
84' Emmanuel Mas gets the nod from Orlando City SC. He replaces Kyle Smith and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Controversy at the stadium! Ronald Hernandez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
87' Nani doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Nani is replaced by Joseph Dezart on 90 minute.
Full Time. Orlando City SC beats Atlanta United FC

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Antonio Carlos
2
Ruan
17
Nani ↓ Junior Urso 90'
20
Oriol Rosell ↓ Tesho Akindele 74'
31
Mason Stajduhar
6
Robin Jansson
24
Kyle Smith ↓ Emmanuel Mas 84'
19
Benji Michel
21
Andres Perea
9
Chris Mueller ↓ Silvester van der Water 74'
10
Mauricio Pereira ↓ Joseph Dezart 90'

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Jurgen Damm
3
Alex De John
18
Ben Lundgaard
13
Amar Sejdic
32
George Campbell ↑ 60'
28
Tyler Wolff ↑ 84'
31
Erick Torres ↑ 83'
36
Jackson Conway
30
Machop Chol ↑ 46'

Coach Rob Valentino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2021-07-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Atlanta United FC W 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-07-17 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L

Atlanta United FC Form

2021-07-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Atlanta United FC L 2021-07-24 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-07-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-17 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New England Revolution L 2021-07-09 Nashville SC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2021-07-04 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.13 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC54% Draw22% Atlanta United FC24%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

76%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

46%

Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC39% Draw39% Atlanta United FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

3.4%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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