Welcome to your match thread for Sunday’s match-up between Orlando City (6-2-1, 18 points) and Atlanta United (7-2-1, 22 points) at Orlando City Stadium. It’s the first of the three scheduled meetings between the Eastern Conference rivals this season, with the Lions visiting Atlanta on June 30 and hosting the finale of the season series on Aug. 24.
The two sides are separated by three points in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference standings with Orlando City holding a game in hand, although AUFC has a hefty +11 goal differential compared to the Lions’ +5 at this point in the season.