Match Preview: Atlético Ottawa vs. Valour FC – May 5, 2024

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2024 CPL Regular Season – Match #15

Atlético Ottawa vs. Valour FC

May 5, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET

TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario

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It’s déjà vu in the capital this weekend, as Atlético Ottawa host Valour FC in a Canadian Premier League match on Sunday just a few days after hosting them in the Canadian Championship on Wednesday.

The visitors will be hoping that this match isn’t quite a perfect copy of the midweek meeting, though. In that cup tie, Ottawa set a club and competition record by routing Valour 7-0 to move into the quarter-finals. Braces from Alberto Zapater, Ollie Bassett and Rubén del Campo plus one from Ballou Tabla led Atleti’s attacking explosion, as they demonstrated just how dangerous they can be this year.

As they turn their attention back to league play, Ottawa want to keep that momentum going. They remain undefeated in the CPL after three matchweeks, with two wins and a draw. Last weekend, they took advantage of an early red card to beat Halifax Wanderers FC 3-1 away from home. So, at this early stage of the year, Atlético find themselves second in the table with seven points, two back of first-place Forge.

Valour, meanwhile, are seeking immediate redemption after that humbling 7-0 loss. They still have yet to record a point this season, with losses to Vancouver FC, Pacific FC and Forge FC, although they looked progressively better in each of those matches and could well have come away with a draw or more in Hamilton. Wednesday night in Ottawa was a definite setback in that progress, as they were beaten soundly in almost every aspect of the game, but setting things right immediately could be the perfect way to get back on track.

The historical series between these two sides has been quite even, though Valour have a slight advantage with six wins to Ottawa’s five, with one draw. However, two of the players who used to cause grief for Atleti while with the Winnipeg club have swapped to the other side of this matchup, as Matteo de Brienne and Rayane Yesli now star for Ottawa. Noah Verhoeven, meanwhile, is on loan at Valour from the Ottawa side, and will look to do damage against his once and possibly…