Atlanta United pulled off what is arguably the greatest playoff upset in MLS history when it eliminated Lionel Messi and Inter Miami — the record-setting 2024 Supporters’ Shield winners — from the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Atlanta United, under the guidance of an interim head coach (Rob Valentino), barely made the playoff field, defeating its Eastern Conference semifinal opponent — Orlando City SC — on MLS Decision Day and getting some help along the way to secure the conference’s final postseason spot. Atlanta is now the league’s playoff underdog story, which is quite a narrative twist for “The Five Stripes,” which took the league by storm as a highly ambitious expansion team in 2017 and won the 2018 MLS Cup.
Orlando City SC has yet to appear in the MLS Cup, with conference semifinal appearances in 2020 and 2023 representing the furthest the club has advanced in the MLS Cup Playoffs. It enters Sunday’s playoff game against Atlanta as the top remaining seed in the Eastern Conference after the first-round upsets of Inter Miami, Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati.
Orlando City SC will host Atlanta United on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
The Orlando City SC vs. Atlanta United game will stream on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
According to BetMGM, here are the odds after regulation: Orlando City (-140), Atlanta United (+333), tie (+290). The over/under is set at 2.5 goals.
According to BetMGM, here are the odds for winning the league championship: Los Angeles FC (+165), Los Angeles Galaxy (+300), Orlando City SC (+500), New York City FC (+700), New York Red Bulls (+800), Seattle Sounders FC (+1000), Minnesota United FC (+1600) and Atlanta United (+2500).
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