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Matchday Preview: Atlanta United 2 vs. OKC Energy FC

By USLChampionship.com Staff, 08/11/21, 9:38AM EDT

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Key Central Division playoff side brings together Atlanta, OKC after big weekend victories for both sides


OKC Energy FC's Charlie Ward helped lead his side to a 2-1 victory when it last visited Atlanta United 2 this season, now the sides meet again in a key game in the Central Divison playoff race on Wednesday. | Photo courtesy Atlanta United 2

KENNESAW, Ga. – Two teams that sit level on points in the middle of the race for the playoffs in the Central Division will square off on Wednesday night as Atlanta United 2 hosts OKC Energy FC at Fifth Third Bank Stadium with both teams having picked up big wins last time out. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

@atlutd2 (5-7-6, 21pts) set clubs records for the most goals scored in a single game and the fastest goal in club history as it took a 6-2 victory against Indy Eleven on Sunday night as Tyler Wolff recorded a hat trick and notched an assist for the hosts at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Wolff got the ball rolling with a goal after just 12 seconds – which tied for the fourth-fastest goal in the Championship’s history – and completed his hat trick early in the second half while Darwin Matheus, Macky Diop and David Mejia also found the net. Atlanta enters the week in fourth place, but its bid to reach the playoffs for the first time would be well served by a victory against Energy FC having played the most games of any side in the Central Division so far this season.

@EnergyFC (5-6-6, 21pts) is also coming off a big win over the weekend having defeated Memphis 901 FC 4-1 as the visitors to Taft Stadium were reduced to 10 men on Saturday night midway through the first half. OKC capitalized as Aidan Daniels scored twice shortly before the halftime break to set the side on its way. Villyan Bijev and Tucker Stephenson then added goals as OKC broke a two-game winless streak. Energy FC will be hoping for a repeat performance of its last trip to Fifth Third Bank Stadium on June 27 when it rallied from an early second-half deficit behind goals from Stephenson and Conor Donovan to take a 2-1 win and even the regular-season series between the clubs at a win apiece with one draw. Wednesday marks the final meeting of the season between the sides, and could be crucial to their potential playoff fates.

FiveThirtyEight.com Match Predictor: Atlanta United 2 41%, OKC Energy FC 31%, Draw 28%

Most Recent Lineups

Atlanta United 2 (4-3-3): Ben Lundgaard; Bryce Washington, Noah Cobb, Josh Bauer, Caleb Wiley; Ajani Fortune, Chris Allan, Robbie Mertz; Tyler Wolff, Macky Diop, Darwin Matheus

OKC Energy FC (3-4-3): CJ Cochran; Mitchell Osmond, Conor Donovan, Deklan Wynne; Jonathan Brown, Hiroki Kurimoto, Charlie Ward, Kodai Iida; Tucker Stephenson, Villyan Bijev, Aidan Daniels

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