Milestones, storylines and more ahead of the Lions home match against the Five Stripes in the Open Cup "The Road Ahead":
Milestones
-Â With a win on Tuesday night, Orlando City can advance to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals for the third time in club history and the first time since 2022.
- MartÃn Ojeda needs two goals in all competitions to catch Cyle Larin for second in club history at 44 and five to tie Facundo Torres’ club record of 47. Ojeda is four assists away from Mauricio Pereyra’s club record, also 47.
- WIván Angulo is two assists away from becoming the third player in club history to reach 40 assists in all competitions for Orlando City.
Stats & Storylines
-Â Orlando City hosts rivals Atlanta United for the second time in 72 hours Tuesday night, this time with a U.S. Open Cup semifinal berth on the line. French superstar Antoine Griezmann, set to join the Lions in July, would be eligible to feature in the semifinal round in September should Orlando advance.Â
- The winner of Tuesday night’s game will face the winner of the other East quarterfinal, which sees the Columbus Crew host New York City FC, on either September 15 or 16 in the semifinals. The West side of the bracket features St. Louis City against the Houston Dynamo and the Colorado Rapids hosting the San Jose Earthquakes.
- The Lions and Five Stripes battled to a 1-1 draw in MLS regular season action on Saturday night. Griffin Dorsey scored for the second consecutive match, while Iván Angulo matched his 2025 league total with his seventh assist. Angulo is tied with five other players for third in MLS in helpers, two behind league leader Son Heung-Min.
- MartÃn Ojeda recorded the secondary assist on Dorsey’s goal. Wildly, that pass marked Ojeda’s first assist of the 2026 season. Ojeda has recorded double-digit helpers in each of his first three seasons in Orlando, including a club-record 19 in all competitions in 2025.
- Marco Pašalić, who returned from injury on Saturday to make his first start for Orlando City since April 12, was officially named to Croatia’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Pašalić has been capped 13 times for his country, earning the highest rating of any player on FotMob for his performance against Colombia in a March friendly in Orlando. Croatia opens its World Cup campaign in a blockbuster game against England on June 17 in Arlington, TX.
Series History
All-time vs. Atlanta United - 6-12-8, -8 GD (4-7-4, 0 GD home)Â
2017 - L 0-1 (H), D 1-1 (A), D 3-3 (A)
2018 - L 1-2 (H), L 4-0 (A), L 1-2 (H)
2019 - L 1-0 (A), L 0-2 (H/USOC), L 0-1 (H)
2020 - W 1-3 (A), D 1-1 (H), D 0-0 (A), W 4-1 (H)
2021 - D 0-0 (H), W 3-2 (H), L 3-0 (A)
2022 - D 1-1 (A), L 0-1 (H)
2023 - D 1-1 (H), W 1-2 (A)
2024 - L 2-0 (A), L 1-2 (H), W 1-0 (H/MLS Cup Playoffs)
2025 - W 3-0 (H), L 3-2 (A)
2026 - D 1-1 (H)
Meet the opponent: Atlanta United
-Â Atlanta rescued a point against Orlando on Saturday after trailing for nearly 70 minutes, thanks to midfielder Jay Fortune, who has a goal in back-to-back games for the Five Stripes. Atlanta is 3-1-1 in its last five games in all competitions.
- Like the Lions, the Five Stripes reached the quarterfinals with two away wins. Atlanta won 3-1 at MLS Next Pro side Chattanooga FC in the Round of 32 behind goals from Cayman Togashi, Fafa Picault, and Pedro Amador, then went to the Mecklenburg County Sports Complex in Matthews, NC and knocked off Charlotte FC 2-0 with goals from Alexey Miranchuk and Cooper Sanchez.
- Orlando owes Atlanta a U.S. Open Cup receipt; the Five Stripes eliminated the Lions in the 2019 semifinal at Inter&Co Stadium en route to lifting the trophy for the first and only time in club history. That 2019 Open Cup is the most recent trophy Atlanta United has won in any competition.
