Welcome to your match thread for tonight’s match-up between Orlando City (8-7-5, 29 points) and Atlanta United (9-7-3, 30 points) at Orlando City Stadium. It’s the first of three scheduled meetings between the Eastern Conference rivals this season and the first ever clash between the two teams located in the Southeastern U.S.
Just one point separates the two sides in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference standings, with Atlanta in fourth place, just ahead of the Lions.
There is a lot of ties between the teams, starting with Atlanta United Director of Soccer Operations Paul McDonough.