Orlando City SC faces Atlanta United on Wednesday in the clubs’ third meeting of 2026, with Antoine Griezmann’s recent form and several milestones shaping the Major League Soccer match preview.
Griezmann scored in Orlando City SC’s 1-0 victory over San Diego FC on Saturday. He has four goals and two assists in his last four matches and five goals and three assists in eight MLS appearances. Orlando City SC is 4-2-2 in MLS play since adding Griezmann and has moved from 12th to eighth in the Eastern Conference.
Orlando City SC milestones
Martín Ojeda needs three goals in all competitions to tie Facundo Torres’ Orlando City SC club record of 47 career goals. Ojeda also is four assists away from tying Mauricio Pereyra’s club record of 47 assists. Daryl Dike can tie former teammate Chris Mueller for ninth on Orlando City SC’s all-time scoring list with his next goal, which would be his 22nd for the club.
Marco Pašalić is two goals away from scoring 20 for Orlando City SC in all competitions. Justin Ellis has assisted half of Griezmann’s six goals in all competitions for the club and has three goals and nine assists this season. Ellis is one assist behind Iván Angulo for the team lead.
Dike recorded the secondary assist on Griezmann’s goal against San Diego FC and has two goals and one assist in each of his three starts for Orlando City SC in 2026. Orlando City SC also recorded its third clean sheet of the 2026 MLS season in the victory. The club has conceded 10 goals in eight matches since Griezmann joined, while goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau has 37 saves and a .740 save percentage in 10 matches since the World Cup in all competitions.
Atlanta United adds reinforcements
Orlando City SC defeated Atlanta United 4-1 in the teams’ most recent meeting on May 19 in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal. Tiago scored twice in the first half, while David Brekalo and Griffin Dorsey also scored for Orlando City SC. Wednesday’s match is the third meeting between the clubs in 2026.
Atlanta United has gone 3-1-1 recently and is five points outside the MLS Cup Playoffs. Tata Martino returned to the club this offseason after winning MLS Cup with Atlanta in 2018. Atlanta United also signed Switzerland international striker Breel Embolo from Rennes for a reported $18 million, and Embolo drew and scored a penalty against Inter Miami in his Atlanta United debut.
Atlanta United signed Paraguayan international Júnior Alonso and Chilean international Paulo Díaz as starting center backs. The club also loaned midfielder Giuliano Galoppo from River Plate, though he has not yet debuted for Atlanta United.
Orlando City SC’s all-time record against Atlanta United is 7-12-8, with a minus-five goal differential. Orlando City SC is 2-5-4 against Atlanta United on the road, with a minus-eight goal differential. The MLS-only series record is 5-11-8, with a minus-seven goal differential.
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