Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City SC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 7′Atlanta United FC, own goal:1–0Own goal
- 26′Orlando City SC, goal:1–1assist
- 42′Orlando City SC, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 1
- 46′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 46′Atlanta United FC, substitution:off
- 58′Orlando City SC, VAR review:Goal confirmed
- 58′Orlando City SC, goal:1–2assist
- 64′Atlanta United FC, substitution:off
- 67′Atlanta United FC, yellow card:
- 71′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 74′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 74′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 77′Orlando City SC, goal:1–3assist
- 78′Atlanta United FC, substitution:off
- 78′Atlanta United FC, substitution:off
- 78′Atlanta United FC, substitution:off
- 79′Orlando City SC, substitution:off
- 88′Orlando City SC, yellow card:
- 90+7′Atlanta United FC, own goal:2–3Own goal
- Full-time2 – 3
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Match report
Griezmann double sinks Atlanta as Orlando City fight back to win 3-2
Orlando City beat Atlanta United FC 3-2 in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, recovering from an early setback to leave with all three points. Atlanta went ahead in the seventh minute through a David Brekalo own goal, but Orlando levelled before the interval, with the sides going in level at 1-1 at half-time.
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Antoine Griezmann drew Orlando level in the 26th minute, assisted by Joran Gerbet, before Iván Angulo put the visitors ahead in the 58th minute with an assist from Martín Ojeda. Griezmann added his second of the match in the 77th minute, teed up by Justin Ellis, to make it 3-1 and put Orlando firmly in control.
Atlanta pulled a goal back deep into stoppage time when Tyrese Spicer put through his own net, but it proved no more than a consolation as Orlando held on to win 3-2. Orlando dominated possession and were far more clinical in front of goal, while Atlanta's defeat leaves them lower in the table than their visitors.
Antoine Griezmann scored twice, including a second-half goal that put Orlando City in command, and finished with the highest rating of anyone on the pitch at 8.78.
Orlando City held 60% of possession and were far more accurate in front of goal, landing seven shots on target compared to Atlanta's two.
Orlando City SC won 3–2 away against Atlanta United FC (half-time 1–1).
Atlanta United FC met Orlando City SC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 24). Kick-off was Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 23:30 UTC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Referee: A. Villarreal. Attendance: 33,025.
Team pages: Atlanta United FC · Orlando City SC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 7' Goal (own goal): David Brekalo — 1–0
- 26' Goal: Antoine Griezmann (assist: Joran Gerbet) — 1–1
- 58' Goal: Iván Angulo (assist: Martín Ojeda) — 1–2
- 77' Goal: Antoine Griezmann (assist: Justin Ellis) — 1–3
- 90+7' Goal (own goal): Tyrese Spicer — 2–3
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Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)
Orlando City SC (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Atlanta United FC 36%, the draw 26%, Orlando City SC 38%. It finished Atlanta United FC 2–3 Orlando City SC.
Orlando City SC's rating edge outweighs Atlanta United FC's home ground — Orlando City SC are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives Orlando City SC the lean. The draw at 26% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Orlando City SC at 38%?
Orlando City SC sit 148 points higher on our strength rating — 1451 to 1599. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,157 such games. Orlando City SC hold 5 more possession points (52 to 47 in recent games) across a 148-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,665 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 34–26–40.
Why only 38%?
Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,145 games vs 44.9% across all 100,021 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 26%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,158. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The control factor adds 1.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Atlanta United FC are missing 3 regular starters — Elías Báez, Cooper Sanchez, Matthew Edwards — about 27% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing.
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