Tuesday , 8 September 2026

Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Orlando City SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 16 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Griffin Dorsey 18' 1–0
1–1 86' Ajani Fortune
Marco Pasalic 28' Y
Y 41' Will Reilly
Maxime Crepeau 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 23 53
2 Internacional CF Miami 23 43
3 Chicago Fire FC 22 38
4 New England Revolution 23 37
5 Charlotte FC 23 36
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 23 29
8 Orlando City SC 23 28
9 Philadelphia Union 23 27
10 New York Red Bulls 23 27
11 Toronto FC 23 26
12 D.C. United SC 22 25
13 Columbus Crew SC 23 23
14 Atlanta United FC 23 22
15 Montreal Impact FC 23 21
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22 43
17 Houston Dynamo 23 40
18 Los Angeles FC 24 37
19 FC Dallas 23 37
20 St. Louis City 23 37
21 San Jose Earthquakes 23 35
22 Portland Timbers 23 31
23 Colorado Rapids SC 23 31
24 San Diego FC 23 30
25 Real Salt Lake 22 29
26 Minnesota United FC 23 29
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 24 29
28 Seattle Sounders FC 22 27
29 Austin FC 23 25
30 Sporting Kansas City 23 15

Head-to-Head

5
6
10
Orlando City SC 21 games · Avg 2.6 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2025-05-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 Orlando City SC 2025-04-26 Orlando City SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-10-19 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC 2024-03-17 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Atlanta United FC H 1–1 D
13 May Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
09 May Montreal Impact FC A 0–2 L
02 May Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L
25 Apr D.C. United SC A 2–3 L
22 Apr Charlotte FC H 4–1 W
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
09 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
02 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L
25 Apr Toronto FC A 2–1 W
22 Apr New England Revolution H 1–2 L
18 Apr Nashville SC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Atlanta United FC
#8 Position #14
28 Points 22
23 Played 23
8 / 4 / 11 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 13
38 Scored 27
54 Conceded 40
-16 GD -13
1.22 PPG 0.96
35% Win % 26%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
9% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Orlando City SC are 8th (28 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
7/6
31-45
–/7
46-60
7/3
61-75
6/4
76+
3/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/4
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
3/7
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G
Tyrese Spicer 6 G
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Orlando City SC and Atlanta United FC get this one started.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Orlando City SC that had 288 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 10' Orlando City SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Matthew Edwards, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' Magnificent from Griffin Dorsey! That is 14 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 23' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' Marco Pasalic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adrian Gomez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' Will Reilly was booked on 41.
  • 46' It’s high time Óscar Pareja made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Robin Jansson has done his job and it is now time for Iago to step up.
  • 56' Orlando City SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' Tyrese Spicer is replacing Marco Pasalic for the Orlando City SC side.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Will Reilly as he leaves the pitch. Fafa Picault steps in for Atlanta United FC.
  • 65' 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.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Matthew Edwards. He replaces Tomas Jacob on 68 minute.
  • 69' Duncan McGuire has so much to prove this time. He replaces Justin Ellis on 69 minute.
  • 74' Atlanta United FC have won 435 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Fafa Picault as he leaves the pitch. Cayman Togashi steps in for Atlanta United FC.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Braian Ojeda is replaced by Wilder Cartagena.
  • 84' Maxime Crepeau was booked on 84.
  • 86' Ajani Fortune makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Atlanta United FC are in front.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Atlanta United FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC 2025-05-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 Orlando City SC 2025-04-26 Orlando City SC 3–0 Atlanta United FC 2024-10-19 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC 2024-03-17 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Orlando City SC

Orlando City SC Form

2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-13 Orlando City SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2026-05-09 Montreal Impact FC 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-05-02 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2026-04-25 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2026-04-22 Orlando City SC 4–1 Charlotte FC W

Atlanta United FC Form

2026-05-16 Orlando City SC 1–1 Atlanta United FC D 2026-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-05-02 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2026-04-25 Toronto FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-22 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.73 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC43% Draw26% Atlanta United FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
69%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
57%
Orlando City SC or Atlanta United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC32% Draw43% Atlanta United FC25%
Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%

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% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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