ORLANDO. Atlanta United prevails over Orlando City 1-0 after T. Almada scored just 1 goal (72′). Orlando City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Thursday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Rubiel Vazquez assisted by Jose Da Silva and Logan Brown. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.6 degrees Celsius or 74.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Orlando City

0 - 1

Atlanta United

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 21 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 16 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 129 Attack 80
  • 83 Dangerous attack 50
  • 80 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Orlando City had a superior ball possession 56% while Atlanta United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Orlando City was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Atlanta United was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Orlando City shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Atlanta United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Orlando City received 1 yellow card (W. Cartagena). On the opposite side, Atlanta United received 3 yellow cards (D. Dwyer, Luiz Araujo and E. Mosquera).

Match Timeline

W. Cartagena- Yellow
37'
50'
56'
57'
58'
58'
65'
67'
Edwin Mosquera- sub ->B. Lennon
72'
T. Almada(goal)A. Gutman
74'
75'
78'
87'
C. Wiley- sub ->T. Almada
87'
90'
Edwin Mosquera- Yellow

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this match, Orlando City will stay with 42 points like Cincinnati to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Atlanta United will have 39 points like Inter Miami to go down in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City will host Columbus Crew on the 8th of October with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Orlando City (3 draws).

Atlanta United will host New York City on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Orlando City – Formation

Orlando City
G
P. Gallese 1.Peru
6.8
D
Antônio Carlos 25.Brazil
6.8
D
Kyle Smith 24.United States
7.3
58'
D
João Moutinho 4.Portugal
7.0
D
Rodrigo Schlegel 15.Argentina
7.0
M
Mauricio Pereyra 10.Uruguay
8.8
M
Júnior Urso 11.Brazil
6.4
74'
M
W. Cartagena 16.Peru
6.8
65' 37'
M
Iván Angulo 77.Colombia
6.3
75'
M
Facundo Torres 17.Uruguay
7.1
F
E. Kara 9.Austria
6.8
58'
Substitutes
G
Mason Stajduhar 31.United States
D
Ruan 2.Brazil
7.0
58'
D
M. Halliday 26.United States
D
T. Williams 68.United States
M
Andrés Perea 21.Colombia
6.8
65'
M
Jake Mulraney 23.Republic of Ireland
7.3
74'
F
Benji Michel 19.Haiti
6.6
58'
F
T. Akindele 13.Canada
6.5
75'
F
Nicholas Gioacchini 20.France

Orlando City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez decided to play with the following team: Pedro Gallese (6.8), Kyle Smith (7.3), Antônio Carlos (6.8), Rodrigo Schlegel (7.0), João Moutinho (7.0), Wilder Cartagena (6.8), Mauricio Pereyra (8.8), Iván Angulo (6.3), Júnior Urso (6.4), Facundo Torres (7.1) and Ercan Kara (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ruan (7.0), M. Halliday, Andrés Perea (6.8), Jake Mulraney (7.3), Benji Michel (6.6), M. Stajduhar, Tesho Akindele (6.5), T. Williams and N. Gioacchini.

Substitutions

Orlando City made 5 changes: K. Smith for Ruan (58′), E. Kara for B. Michel (58′), W. Cartagena for A. Perea (65′), Urso Junior for J. Mulraney (74′) and I. Angulo for T. Akindele (75′).

Best player: Mauricio Pereyra​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Orlando City was Mauricio Pereyra.

His rating is (8.8) with 71 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Atlanta United – Formation

Atlanta United
G
Raúl Gudiño 23.Mexico
7.2
D
Andrew Gutman 15.United States
7.3
D
Ronald Hernández 2.Venezuela
6.9
D
A. Franco 6.Argentina
7.4
D
Juan José Purata 22.Mexico
6.8
M
Santiago Sosa 5.Argentina
7.4
M
T. Almada 8.Argentina
8.1
87' 72'
M
Amar Sejdic 13.United States
7.1
57'
F
Brooks Lennon 11.United States
7.1
67'
F
D. Dwyer 4.USA
7.0
56' 50'
F
Luiz Araújo 19.Brazil
6.6
87' 78'
Substitutes
G
R. Ríos 34.Argentina
D
C. Wiley 26.United States
6.4
87'
M
G. Campbell 32.United States
M
Franco Ibarra 14.Argentina
M
Matheus Rossetto 9.Brazil
6.8
57'
M
M. Moreno 10.Argentina
F
Josef Martínez 7.Venezuela
6.6
56'
F
Edwin Mosquera 21.Colombia
6.1
67' 90'
F
R. Cisneros 29.Mexico
6.4
87'

Atlanta United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gonzalo Pineda Reyes played with: Raúl Gudiño (7.2), Ronald Hernández (6.9), Juan Sánchez Purata (6.8), Alan Franco (7.4), Andrew Gutman (7.3), Amar Sejdic (7.1), Santiago Sosa (7.4), Thiago Almada (8.1), Brooks Lennon (7.1), Dom Dwyer (7.0) and Luiz Araújo (6.6).

They had on the bench: Josef Martínez (6.6), R. Ríos, G. Campbell, Edwin Mosquera (6.1), F. Ibarra, Matheus Rossetto (6.8), Caleb Wiley (6.4), Ronaldo Cisneros (6.4) and Marcelino Moreno.

Substitutions

Atlanta United made 5 changes: D. Dwyer for J. Martinez (56′), A. Sejdic for M. Rossetto (57′), B. Lennon for E. Mosquera (67′), T. Almada for C. Wiley (87′) and Luiz Araujo for R. Cisneros (87′).

Best player: Thiago Almada​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlanta United was Thiago Almada.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 49 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​