Welcome to your preview and match thread for this afternoon’s match between Orlando City and Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Lions (3-2-2, 11 points) will be playing their second game in four days, while Atlanta United (3-3-0, 9 points) is on a week’s rest after sitting out Wednesday’s match against Inter Miami as part of the nationwide sports protests of inequality.
It still can’t be called a rivalry until Orlando City gets on the board in this series, but it’ll take a massive effort to get that with either a heavily rotated squad or a group that includes several players who just finished playing a match 66 hours prior.