📊 Form Guide

Atlanta United

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Atlanta United are hoping to win again following the 4-2 MLS victory over FC Cincinatti.

In that game, Atlanta United managed 37% possession and 11 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Atlanta United, goals were scored by Derrick Williams (15'), Ajani Fortune (20'), Bartosz Slisz (66') and Jamal Thiaré (94'). For their opponents, FC Cincinnati got 29 shots at goal with 10 on target. Miles Robinson (48') and Gerardo Valenzuela (70') scored for FC Cincinatti.

It has been seldom in recent times that Atlanta United have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Atlanta United have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 10 goals on the way.

Orlando City

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Orlando City head into the meeting following on from a 1-0 MLS win to beat Portland Timbers in their previous outing.

In that game, Orlando City managed 40% possession and 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer for Orlando City was Duncan McGuire (39'). Portland Timbers got 7 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

Showing their fondness for action-packed matches, we’ve seen goals 24 times in the last 6 games in which Orlando City have played, giving a mean average of 4 goals per meeting. Their opponents have managed 7 of these goals. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to follow through into this game, of course.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 27/05/2023 tells us that Atlanta United have won 2 of these games and Orlando City 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.

A total of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 6 for The Five Stripes and 8 being from The Lions. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The last league game featuring these sides was MLS match day 14 on 26/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Orlando City 3-0 Atlanta United.

On that occasion, Orlando City managed 54% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. The goalscorers were Luis Muriel (42'), Alex Freeman (51') and Marco Pašalić (67').

For their opponents, Atlanta United got 11 attempts at goal with 0 on target.

The referee was Marcos de Oliveira.

📋 Team News: Atlanta United

Availability isn’t a big problem, with just the lone fitness concern for the Atlanta United manager Ronny Deila to be concerned with due to a largely intact group of players. Stian Gregersen (Hamstring injury) misses out.

It’s our opinion that The Five Stripes may well kick off with a 5-3-2 system this time, beginning the first half with Brad Guzan, Matthew Edwards, Derrick Williams, Luis Abram, Saba Lobjanidze, Ronald Hernandez, Aleksey Miranchuk, Bartosz Slisz, Ajani Fortune, Emmanuel Latte Lath and Miguel Almiron.

🗞️ Team News: Orlando City

Orlando City manager Óscar Pareja has not got a full squad to pick from. Yutaro Tsukada (Cruciate ligament tear) and Wilder Cartagena (Achilles tendon rupture) can’t be considered.

We are inclined to think that The Lions appear most likely to utilise a 4-4-2 formation, going with Pedro Gallese, Alex Freeman, R. Adrian Schlegel, Robin Jansson, David Brekalo, Marco Pasalic, Joran Gerbet, Cesar Araujo, Ivan Angulo, Martin Ojeda and Ramiro Enrique.

🧠 Prediction

It seems to us that Orlando City and Atlanta United could both find themselves scoring on more than one occasion in a potential goal-fest with little between the two teams.

An eventful draw is therefore a real possibility, and we are expecting it to be very tight. We’re therefore seeing a very competitive game with a score draw by the conclusion of the match.

Victor Martins, 23:09 28/05/2025