Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York City FC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
New York City FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sun 25 Jul 2021 · 22:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Antonio Carlos
Nicolas Acevedo 74' Y
Y 86' Rodrigo Schlegel

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

10
7
2
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 3.0 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC 2021-05-08 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-10-14 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul Orlando City SC H 5–0 W
21 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
07 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
27 Jun D.C. United SC H 2–1 W
23 Jun Atlanta United FC H 1–0 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jul New York City FC A 0–5 L
22 Jul Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
17 Jul Toronto FC A 1–1 D
08 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
03 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–2 L
26 Jun Internacional CF Miami A 2–1 W

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' 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' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Yankee Stadium. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joseph Dezart made 286 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Jesus Medina has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' A moment of madness from Antonio Carlos on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Orlando City SC will be frustrated.
  • 46' The whistle greets Kyle Smith as he departs to be replaced by Ruan.
  • 51' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 53' GOAL! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 56' The whistle greets Emmanuel Mas as he departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
  • 57' The New York City FC bench stirs into life. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi is withdrawn and Thiago gets his opportunity.
  • 62' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maxi Moralez makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 69' Orlando City SC ring the changes. Oriol Rosell has done his job and it is now time for David Loera to step up.
  • 70' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Anton Tinnerholm exits the field as Tayvon Gray enters on 70.
  • 74' That is a Yellow card for New York City FC. Nicolas Acevedo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' Malte Amundsen doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' What a strike from Valentin Castellanos! The score is 5-0.
  • 83' Another change for New York City FC made on 83 minute. Valentin Castellanos leaves to be changed by Andres Jasson.
  • 86' That is a Yellow card for Orlando City SC. Rodrigo Schlegel will be fuming at that decision.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Orlando City SC.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC 2021-05-08 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-10-14 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC

New York City FC Form

2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-21 New York City FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2021-06-27 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-06-23 New York City FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W

Orlando City SC Form

2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-22 Orlando City SC 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2021-07-17 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-07-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Orlando City SC L 2021-07-03 Orlando City SC 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-06-26 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.84 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + New York City FC to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC68% Draw18% Orlando City SC14%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Orlando City SC
32%
New York City FC or Orlando City SC
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC54% Draw34% Orlando City SC12%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
7.6%
1 – 1
6.9%
1 – 0
5.6%
4 – 1
5.6%
4 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
5 – 1
3.2%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 20% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 20% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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