Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Yankee Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York City FC and Orlando City SC.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar Pareja will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Pedro Gallese, a Peru , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Martin Ojeda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cesar Araujo made 283 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' Monsef Bakrar adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Richie Ledezma on 41.
  • 45' Mauricio Pereyra was booked on 45.
  • 50' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a card for Wilder Cartagena.
  • 59' Talles Magno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Richie Ledezma on 59 minute.
  • 64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nick Cushing might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 68' Magnificent from Talles Magno! That is 26 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 73' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Mauricio Pereyra as he leaves the pitch. Michael Halliday steps in for Orlando City SC.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Braian Cufre is hanging Monsef Bakrar on the field on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Nani 3
Ismael Tajouri 3
Ismael Tajouri 3
Maxi Moralez 3
Hannes Wolf 3
Tesho Akindele 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
2.49 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + New York City FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC63% Draw21% Orlando City SC16%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Orlando City SC
37%
New York City FC or Orlando City SC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC50% Draw37% Orlando City SC13%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7.2%
4 – 1
4.7%
4 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 21% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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