Atlanta United Starting XI vs. Orlando City SC
Brad Guzan (C), Luis Abram, Derrick Williams, Stian Gregersen, Pedro Amador, Jay Fortune, Dax McCarty, Bartosz Slisz, Saba Lobjanidze, Alexey Miranchuk, Jamal Thiaré
Atlanta United substitutes available
Josh Cohen, Luke Brennan, Noah Cobb, Matt Edwards, Ronald Hernández, Tristan Muyumba, Daniel Ríos, Xande Silva, Tyler Wolff
Orlando City SC Starting XI
Pedro Gallese, Rafael Santos, Robin Jansson (C), Rodrigo Schlegel, Dagur Thorhallsson, Cesar Araujo, Facundo Torres, Wilder Cartagena, Iván Angulo, Ramiro Enrique, Martin Ojeda
Orlando City SC substitutes available
David Brekalo, Felipe Martins, Luis Muriel, Duncan McGuire, Nicolas Lodeiro, Luca Petrasso, Kyle Smith, Jack Lynn, Javier Otero
Playoff Stakes
This is a single elimination match in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs. The winner of Sunday's contest will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and face No. 7 seed New York Red Bulls on Saturday, Nov. 30.
This round also introduces extra time. If the match is tied at the end of regulation, two 15-minute periods will be played. If the match is still tied at the end of the extra 30 minutes, the winner will be decided in a penalty kick shootout.
Roster & Club Notes
- 9-seed Atlanta United advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals with an upset over Supporters' Shield winners and top seed Inter Miami CF in the Round One Best-of-3 Series. Atlanta United has won four elimination matches in the past two months to reach this point.
- Meanwhile, Orlando City SC was the highest seed to advance to the semifinals in the Eastern Conference. No. 4 Orlando defeated No. 5 Charlotte FC in Round One.
- Brad Guzan will be making his 300th career appearance in MLS, regular season and playoffs combined. He becomes just the 10th goalkeeper in MLS history to reach that milestone.
- Guzan leads all goalkeepers in this year's MLS Cup Playoffs with 23 saves.
- Starters Luis Abram, Saba Lobjanidze, Stian Gregersen, Bartosz Slisz and Alexey Miranchuk all spent time with their home countries during the FIFA international break that ran from November 11-19.
- Slisz scored the game-winning header in the Game 3 victory against Inter Miami in Fort Lauderdale on November 9 to send Atlanta United through.
- This is the first time Atlanta and Orlando have met in the playoffs.
- Atlanta owns a 10-4-7 all-time record against Orlando in MLS regular season play. The sides last played each other on Decision Day in October. Atlanta United won that meeting on the road 2-1 at Inter&Co Stadium.
- Sunday is Atlanta's 18th MLS postseason match in club history.
Player Availability
- Fullback Brooks Lennon is unavailable for Atlanta due to a shoulder injury
How to watch, listen and live stream Orlando City SC vs. Atlanta United
- TV: Watch for on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
- Listen: Listen on 92.9 The Game (English) and La Mejor (Spanish)
- Live stream: Watch MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app or visit https://tv.apple.com/
- Follow along: Follow the match with real-time stats and play-by-play on our Matchday Hub Page
