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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#8 Position #7
33 Points 34
27 Played 27
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 13
41 Scored 48
36 Conceded 64
+5 GD -16
1.22 PPG 1.26
30% Win % 37%

Key Stats

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

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York City FC and Orlando City SC.
  • 5' Saad Abdul Salaam has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' The 39-year-old Will Johnson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Ismael Tajouri has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Cristian Higuita is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Orlando City SC tonight.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' A quiet spell here at . Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxi Moralez made 294 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Venezuela international Yangel Herrera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
2.33 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC68% Draw20% Orlando City SC12%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Orlando City SC
32%
New York City FC or Orlando City SC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC51% Draw39% Orlando City SC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
6%
4 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 2
3%
0 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 21% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 23% 29%
-0.5 71% — 29%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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