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

Match Preview

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

New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 18 games · 20 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	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

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
#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' In just a few seconds ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Orlando City SC.
4' What a moment for Christopher Mueller! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
9' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact .
10' Goal! Christopher Mueller scores his 21 goal in 286 matches.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Valentin Castellanos.
22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Robin Jansson.
27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Orlando City SC that had 286 games and scored 432 goals.
32' Jhegson Mendez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
37' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for James Sands.
38' Against the run of play, Jesus Medina has scored! This game has turned on its head.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Sands is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
46' New York City FC make a change. Gudmundur THorarinsson trudges off to be replaced by Ismael Tajouri on 46 minutes.
51' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
56' Joao Moutinho picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
61' A change in the Orlando City SC ranks — Dom Dwyer exits the field as Tesho Akindele enters on 61.
65' Oriol Rosell makes way for Jhegson Mendez at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
68' Alexandru Mitrita is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesus Medina at the 68 minute mark.
73' Poor challenge from Pedro Gallese. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
78' Portugal international Joao Moutinho has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
79' The referee calls foul for Mauricio Pereyra. He receives a Yellow card.
80' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Mauricio Pereyra has done his job and it is now time for Andres Perea to step up.
81' Against the run of play, Tesho Akindele has scored! This game has turned on its head.
86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar Pareja will be considering his options from the bench.
87' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Valentin Castellanos departs to be replaced by Gary Mackay-Steven.
It finishes all square. New York City FC and Orlando City SC share the spoils 1-3.

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
Hannes Wolf	3
Tesho Akindele	3
Nani	3
Ismael Tajouri	3
Ismael Tajouri	3
Maxi Moralez	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

2.29 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC48% Draw24% Orlando City SC28%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Orlando City SC

52%

New York City FC or Orlando City SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC40% Draw38% Orlando City SC22%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.6%

3 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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