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

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 #13
19 Points 14
15 Played 15
5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 9
25 Scored 23
21 Conceded 44
+4 GD -21
1.27 PPG 0.93
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for New York City FC to score. At the same time, Orlando City SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' 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 Christopher Mueller suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Alexander Callens, a Peru , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Amr Tarek has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 7 appearances.
  • 30' Maxime Chanot has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxi Moralez made 286 appearances and scored 39 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's shape.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Senegal international Lamine Sane has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.

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
2.75 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC73% Draw17% Orlando City SC10%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Orlando City SC
27%
New York City FC or Orlando City SC
83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC59% Draw34% Orlando City SC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
7.3%
1 – 1
6.8%
4 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.4%
5 – 0
4%
5 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 22% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 20% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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