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New York City FC vs Orlando City SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sat 17 Mar 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Orlando City SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Brian Dunn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

10
7
2
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 3.0 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-17 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Orlando City SC H 2–0 W
11 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
05 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar New York City FC A 0–2 L
11 Mar Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
04 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

New York City FC Orlando City SC
#5 Position #11
26 Points 20
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 10
31 Scored 30
24 Conceded 47
+7 GD -17
1.44 PPG 1.11
39% Win % 33%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
–/6
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Orlando City SC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Ismael Tajouri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Patrick Vieira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Lamine Sane has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sean Johnson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact .
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Amr Tarek has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 9 appearances.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' The 34-year-old Ben Sweat has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Orlando City SC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Kreis

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.65 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC72% Draw17% Orlando City SC11%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
89%
Draw or Orlando City SC
28%
New York City FC or Orlando City SC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC57% Draw35% Orlando City SC8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7.3%
4 – 0
6.7%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.7%
5 – 0
3.6%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 22% 44%
-1.5 56% — 44%
-1 56% 21% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.