Match Report
8 points and 7 places separated them: Atlanta United 14th with 26, Orlando City 7th with 34. Recent form told a different story for Atlanta United: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 14th. Per game in the league, Atlanta United were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.65, Orlando City 1.77 and 2.31, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 4 for Atlanta United, 3 for Orlando City and 2 drawn, at 2.56 goals per meeting.
A. Villarreal officiated: 70 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. Atlanta Stadium, capacity 68,239, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Atlanta United: David Brekalo (7' og), Tyrese Spicer (90' og) · Orlando City: Antoine Griezmann (26'), Iván Angulo (58'), Antoine Griezmann (77')
Key stats
Possession: Atlanta United 40% · Orlando City 60% · Total shots: 15-14 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 5-5