Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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 #7
33 Points 34
27 Played 27
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 13
41 Scored 48
36 Conceded 64
+5 GD -16
1.22 PPG 1.26
30% Win % 37%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Yankee Stadium. New York City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Orlando City SC.
  • 5' Pedro Gallese needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Wilder Cartagena, a Peru , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' GOAL! Monsef Bakrar fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Richie Ledezma on 41 minutes.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Mauricio Pereyra. He receives a card.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gaston Gonzalez made 169 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' Wilder Cartagena catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 54.
  • 59' Talles Magno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Richie Ledezma at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Orlando City SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Talles Magno makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 73' Matt Freese is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
  • 78' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Mauricio Pereyra is replaced by Michael Halliday.
  • 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 90' New York City FC ring the changes. Monsef Bakrar has done his job and it is now time for Braian Cufre to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
2.07 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC56% Draw23% Orlando City SC21%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Orlando City SC
44%
New York City FC or Orlando City SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC42% Draw41% Orlando City SC17%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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