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Atlanta United vs. Orlando City away match moved to national broadcast

Atlanta United’s away trip to Orlando on September 5 has a new kickoff time and broadcast.

MLS: Chicago Fire at Orlando City SC Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

Atlanta United announced it has rescheduled its away match against Orlando City SC to Saturday, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. The match will be broadcast nationally on FOX and FOX Deportes. It will now be Atlanta’s third nationally televised match during MLS’s continuation of the regular season.

Atlanta will play home-and-home matches against regional competition – Inter Miami CF, Nashville SC and Orlando City SC – for a total of six matches in 22 days during this phase of the MLS regular season schedule.

Atlanta United upcoming schedule

Date Opponent Time (EST) TV
Date Opponent Time (EST) TV
8/22 Nashville SC 7:00 p.m. FSS
8/26 @ Inter Miami CF 8:00 p.m. FSS
8/29 Orlando City SC 3:30 p.m. UNI
9/2 Inter Miami CF 7:00 p.m. FS1
9/5 @ Orlando City SC 8:00 p.m. FOX
9/12 @ Nashville SC 8:30 p.m. FSS

The match becomes Atlanta’s third-consecutive game to be on a national broadcast. The “home leg” vs. Orlando City will be on Univision, before the Five Stripes play Leandro Gonzalez Pirez and Inter Miami for the first time on FS1. Despite Atlanta’s poor form in MLS is Back, it’s clear that both it and the Florida teams are some of the more intriguing matchups taking place during this phase of the league’s restart.