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 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 20 games · Avg 3.1 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
#10	Position	#9
42	Points	46
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
49	Scored	63
45	Conceded	78
+4	GD	-15
1.24	PPG	1.35
29%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Orlando City SC are 9th (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Orlando City SC

0-15

5/5

16-30

10/10

31-45

5/8

46-60

10/10

61-75

7/5

76+

13/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	16 G	4 A
Antoine Griezmann	14 G	6 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York City FC and Orlando City SC has kicked off!
4' Orlando City SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Christopher Mueller on 4.
9' 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' Christopher Mueller adds to his 0 season tally! Orlando City SC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
15' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
18' Valentin Castellanos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 18.
22' Robin Jansson was booked on 22.
27' Gudmundur THorarinsson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
32' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
38' A goal from the Paraguay international Jesus Medina! He fires home on 38 to make it 1-2!
43' 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.
46' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismael Tajouri is hanging Gudmundur THorarinsson on the field on 46 minute.
51' 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 Antonio Carlos suffering a number of foals already.
52' The referee shows New York City FC player a Yellow card on 52.
56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joao Moutinho on 56.
61' Dom Dwyer makes way for Tesho Akindele at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
65' The supporters are chanting for Jhegson Mendez. He replaces Oriol Rosell on 65 minute.
68' The whistle greets Jesus Medina as he departs to be replaced by Alexandru Mitrita.
73' Pedro Gallese picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
78' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact .
79' Mauricio Pereyra is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
80' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Mauricio Pereyra is replaced by Andres Perea on 80 minute.
81' Tesho Akindele has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 81 minutes.
86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
87' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Valentin Castellanos is replaced by Gary Mackay-Steven on 87 minute.
1-3 the final result. New York City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Nani	3
Ismael Tajouri	3
Ismael Tajouri	3
Maxi Moralez	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

1.85 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Orlando City SC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC41% Draw26% Orlando City SC33%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Orlando City SC

59%

New York City FC or Orlando City SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC33% Draw41% Orlando City SC26%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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