New York City FC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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New York City FC

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Orlando City SC

Wed 15 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+10'

Valentin Castellanos 18' Y

Y 22' Robin Jansson

James Sands 37' Y

Alexander Ring 52' Y

Y 56' Joao Moutinho

Y 73' Pedro Gallese

Y 79' Mauricio Pereyra

Overview

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New York City FC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Logan Brown
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee Jose Da Silva

5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

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

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 3.0 goals Orlando City SC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC 2019-04-27 New York City FC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-03-02 Orlando City SC 2–2 New York City FC 2018-07-27 Orlando City SC 0–2 New York City FC 2018-06-02 New York City FC 3–0 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	1–3	L
09 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	0–1	L
07 Mar	Toronto FC	A	0–1	L
01 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–1	L
23 Oct	Toronto FC	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	2–1	W

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Jul	New York City FC	A	3–1	W
09 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–1	W
08 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
29 Feb	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D
06 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–5	L
29 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Orlando City SC.
4' What composure from Christopher Mueller! The United States international strokes it home. 0-1.
9' Orlando City SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' What a strike from Christopher Mueller! The score is 0-2.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
18' A moment of madness from Valentin Castellanos on 18 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Robin Jansson on 22.
27' Ruan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
32' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
37' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
38' Against the run of play, Jesus Medina has scored! This game has turned on its head.
43' 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.
46' Ismael Tajouri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gudmundur THorarinsson at the 46 minute mark.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
52' The referee calls foul for Alexander Ring. He receives a Yellow card.
56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Moutinho.
61' Tesho Akindele is replacing Dom Dwyer for the Orlando City SC side.
65' Orlando City SC make a change. Oriol Rosell trudges off to be replaced by Jhegson Mendez on 65 minutes.
68' The crowd applauds Jesus Medina as he leaves the pitch. Alexandru Mitrita steps in for New York City FC.
73' That is a Yellow card for Orlando City SC. Pedro Gallese will be fuming at that decision.
78' 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.
79' That is a Yellow card for Orlando City SC. Mauricio Pereyra will be fuming at that decision.
80' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andres Perea is hanging Mauricio Pereyra on the field on 80 minute.
81' What a strike from Tesho Akindele! The score is 1-3.
86' Orlando City SC have won 425 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
87' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Valentin Castellanos departs to be replaced by Gary Mackay-Steven.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Gudmundur THorarinsson ↓ Ismael Tajouri 46'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Gary Mackay-Steven 87'
22
Ronald Matarrita
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Alexandru Mitrita 68'
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands ↓ Keaton Parks 68'
9
Heber

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Antonio Carlos
2
Ruan
17
Nani C
4
Joao Moutinho
1
Pedro Gallese
10
Mauricio Pereyra ↓ Andres Perea 80'
20
Oriol Rosell ↓ Jhegson Mendez 65'
14
Dom Dwyer ↓ Tesho Akindele 61'
9
Christopher Mueller ↓ Benji Michel 80'
6
Robin Jansson
11
Junior Urso

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Maxi Moralez	5
Christopher Mueller	4
Nani	3
Ismael Tajouri	3
Ismael Tajouri	3
Maxi Moralez	3
Hannes Wolf	3
Tesho Akindele	3

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC L 2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2020-03-07 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC L 2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC L 2019-10-23 New York City FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC W

Orlando City SC Form

2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC W 2020-07-09 Orlando City SC 2–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2020-03-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Orlando City SC L 2020-02-29 Orlando City SC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-10-06 Orlando City SC 2–5 Chicago Fire FC L 2019-09-29 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.38 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC50% Draw24% Orlando City SC26%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Orlando City SC

50%

New York City FC or Orlando City SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC42% Draw37% Orlando City SC21%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 2

3 – 0

4.6%

1 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

0 – 0

3.2%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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