Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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

5
6
10
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Orlando City SC to score. At the same time, Atlanta United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 1' Goal! Josef Martinez scores his 148 goal in 283 matches.
  • 6' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 11' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ronald Hernandez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Orlando City SC and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. Orlando City SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Kyle Smith has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 46' Atlanta United FC ring the changes. Mikey Ambrose has done his job and it is now time for Machop Chol to step up.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Atlanta United FC — George Campbell on, Brooks Lennon off on 60 minutes.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andres Perea.
  • 66' Magnificent from Marcelino Moreno! That is 24 goals in 161 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 70' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 74' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Oriol Rosell by Tesho Akindele on 74 minute.
  • 79' The Netherlands Silvester van der Water breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 2-2!
  • 80' A goal from the Netherlands international Silvester van der Water! He fires home on 80 to make it 3-2!
  • 83' Another substitution for Atlanta United FC to replace Josef Martinez by Erick Torres on 83 minute.
  • 84' Emmanuel Mas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyle Smith at the 84 minute mark.
  • 86' Atlanta United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Nani — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Joseph Dezart is replacing Nani for the Orlando City SC side.
  • With this win, Orlando City SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Valentino

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

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

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
1.92 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC50% Draw23% Atlanta United FC27%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
73%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
50%
Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC35% Draw41% Atlanta United FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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