United States - MLSMercedes-Benz StadiumData current as of September 06, 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City: match statistics

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Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Atlanta United FC plays Orlando City in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for September 9, 2026. Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Recent form

Atlanta United FC has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Orlando City has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Atlanta United FC scores 1.17 goals per game and allows 1.74. Orlando City scores 1.65 and allows 2.35. Games in this league average 3.21 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 65% of Atlanta United FC's games and 65% of Orlando City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 70%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Orlando City has the higher season xG average, 1.40 to 1.38 per game. Atlanta United FC takes 12.7 shots per game, while Orlando City takes 12.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Atlanta United FC leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.74 goals per game after halftime. Orlando City leads at halftime in 35% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Atlanta United FC's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). For Orlando City, it is minutes 16-30 (11 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.21 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.01)
(3.85)
(3.10)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Atlanta United FCOrlando City
1.17Goals scored / game1.65
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
1.74Goals allowed / game2.35
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
51%Average possession48%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
4.09Shots on target / game4.87
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.74Shots per game12.17
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
4.09Shots on target4.87
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
9.2%Shot conversion13.6%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
51%Possession48%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
1.38xG for1.4
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
1.42xG against1.85
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

Shooting quality

Atlanta United FC: BalancedOrlando City: Efficient finishing
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
Accuracy (shots on target)32%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Atlanta United FC is 25% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Atlanta United FC · 1.6 pts / game - Orlando City

Atlanta United FC
WWWLD
Season result split
26% W17% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-13
0.96 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-6
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Orlando City
DLWDW
Season result split
35% W17% R48% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-4-11
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-7
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Orlando City is 41% better for: goals scored per game.

1.17 goals / game - Atlanta United FC · 1.65 goals / game - Orlando City

Atlanta United FC is 35% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.74 goals / game - Atlanta United FC · 2.35 goals / game - Orlando City

Atlanta United FC scoring profile: very strong

Atlanta United FC scores in 65% of games (15 of 23 meczów), while Orlando City keeps a clean sheet in 13% (3 of 23 meczów).

Orlando City scoring profile: very strong

Orlando City scores in 78% of games (18 of 23 meczów), while Atlanta United FC keeps a clean sheet in 4% (1 of 23 meczów).

27Goals scored (season)38
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
40Goals conceded (season)54
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
2.91Average goals per game4
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
8Goals scored (last 5)8
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal78%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
43%2 goals48%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
9%3 goals22%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
0%4 goals17%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

How often they concede at least...

96%1 goal87%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
57%2 goals57%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
17%3 goals43%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
4%4 goals22%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

65%
Atlanta United FC - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.15 of 23 meczów
63%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time17%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
0%BTTS in both halves4%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
26%Scored in both halves26%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

BTTS and goal count

61%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
80%BTTS - last 580%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time87%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time52%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time22%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time91%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time61%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time39%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Orlando City is 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / game - Atlanta United FC · 1.22 pts / game - Orlando City

Atlanta United FC - half-time state
26% leading30% draw43% trailing
Orlando City - half-time state
35% leading17% draw48% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per game (1st half)1.22
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.65
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)1.09
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
1.17Average goals (1st half)1.74
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
52%Clean sheet before half-time43%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
65%No goal before half-time52%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.22Points per game (2nd half)1.22
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)1
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.26
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
1.74Average goals (2nd half)2.26
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
39%Clean sheet after half-time39%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City
43%No goal after half-time43%
Atlanta United FCOrlando City

Atlanta United FC - second-half results

35% W17% R48% P
25
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 26%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Orlando City - second-half results

35% W17% R48% P
28
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Atlanta United FC - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.40
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Orlando City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.02.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Atlanta United FC
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
3
7
16-30
6
6
31-45
5
5
46-60
6
8
61-75
6
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Orlando City
ScoredConceded
2
6
0-15
11
9
16-30
2
10
31-45
8
9
46-60
8
8
61-75
7
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.46
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-42%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Atlanta United FC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
127%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+1.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Orlando City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

Atlanta United FCLigaOrlando City
Average goals per game 2.913.21 4.00
Both teams scored 65%63% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%62% 70%
Clean sheets 4%21% 13%
Goal before half-time 70%77% 87%
Goal after half-time 87%81% 91%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.21
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / game
1.37
Away goals / game
+34%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Atlanta United FC's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Orlando City. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do Atlanta United FC and Orlando City play?

Atlanta United FC face Orlando City on September 9, 2026 in MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City?

Atlanta United FC score 1.17 goals per game on average and Orlando City 1.65. The MLS average is 3.21 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Atlanta United FC's matches and 65% of Orlando City's.

What form are Atlanta United FC and Orlando City in?

Over the last 5 games Atlanta United FC have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Orlando City 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Atlanta United FC vs Orlando City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.