MLS Preview: Orlando City vs Atlanta United Prediction, Odds, and Picks (May 27)
- Orlando stands a chance to leapfrog Atlanta in the Eastern Conference standings.
- Atlanta United is the highest-scoring team in the MLS in 2023.
Orlando vs Atlanta United is one of the most interesting matchups of the next round of the 2023 MLS. The home team is currently sitting in the No. 7 place in the Eastern Conference with three points fewer than Atlanta United. What this means is that Orlando City stands a chance to leapfrog Atlanta if they win on Saturday, May 27.
How to Watch
- When: Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 7:30 p.m ET
- Where: Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
- How to Watch: Apple TV
Odds
Match Result | Odds |
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Orlando City | |
Draw | |
Atlanta United |
Game Preview
According to Transfermarkt, Atlanta United is the most valuable team in the MLS. This team’s roster is estimated to be roughly $65 million. That’s some five million more than the reigning MLS champion, Los Angeles FC. It’s also nearly 20 million more than the value of Atlanta’s net opponent, Orlando City.
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Atlanta’s most valuable player is Thiago Almada, an Argentina playmaker who’s already scored six goals in the MLS this season. He’s not the leading scorer of Atlanta, though. Instead, it’s Georgios Giakoumakis who scored three goals in the last two games.
Knowing this, it’s no surprise that Atlanta United is the highest-scoring team in the entire MLS with a total of 28 goals in 14 games. Orlando City too is a great offensive team, which has put away 16 goals thus far (in 13 games).
Orlando vs Atlanta Prediction
In the last five Orlando City vs Atlanta United games, we saw a total of 13 goals. We’re certain we’ll see a lot of goals this Saturday as well. In fact, we believe there could be goals galore in Orlando this weekend. But which team will score more? Anything can happen, but we think it’s Atlanta United that has quality on its side.