Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York City FC vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
New York City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Wed 20 Sep 2023 · 23:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Monsef Bakrar 37' 1–0
Talles Magno 68' 2–0
Richie Ledezma 41' Y
Y 45' Mauricio Pereyra
Y 54' Wilder Cartagena

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
2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC 2023-05-17 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2022-10-02 New York City FC 2–1 Orlando City SC 2022-08-28 Orlando City SC 2–1 New York City FC 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Orlando City SC H 2–0 W
16 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–0 D
02 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D
30 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
26 Aug FC Cincinnati A 0–3 L
20 Aug Minnesota United FC H 0–2 L
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep New York City FC A 0–2 L
16 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 4–3 W
02 Sep FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
30 Aug Charlotte FC A 1–1 D
26 Aug St. Louis City H 2–1 W
21 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 3–1 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' In just a few seconds Yankee Stadium will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Orlando City SC.
  • 5' Michael Halliday has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nick Cushing might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Orlando City SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Ramiro Enrique, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' Magnificent from Monsef Bakrar! That is 9 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 41' The referee has no hesitation. Richie Ledezma is booked for New York City FC — card on 41.
  • 45' Mauricio Pereyra picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' 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.
  • 54' Orlando City SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 59' Talles Magno gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Richie Ledezma and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 68' A goal from the Brazil international Talles Magno! He fires home on 68 to make it 2-0!
  • 73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 78' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nick Cushing will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' The Orlando City SC bench stirs into life. Mauricio Pereyra is withdrawn and Michael Halliday gets his opportunity.
  • 85' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Another change for New York City FC made on 90 minute. Monsef Bakrar leaves to be changed by Braian Cufre.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC 2023-05-17 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2022-10-02 New York City FC 2–1 Orlando City SC 2022-08-28 Orlando City SC 2–1 New York City FC 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC

New York City FC Form

2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-09-16 New York City FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC L 2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC L

Orlando City SC Form

2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2023-09-16 Orlando City SC 4–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2023-09-02 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2023-08-30 Charlotte FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2023-08-26 Orlando City SC 2–1 St. Louis City W 2023-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.4 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + New York City FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC61% Draw21% Orlando City SC18%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Orlando City SC
39%
New York City FC or Orlando City SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC48% Draw38% Orlando City SC14%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 21% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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