New York Red Bulls vs Orlando City SC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Orlando City SC — MLS .
- New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Orlando City SC 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
- Referee Nick Uranga
- Referee Katie Nesbitt
- Referee Edvin Jurisevic
14 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 6.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct | Orlando City SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Oct | Philadelphia Union | A | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Oct | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 3–1 | W |
| 30 Sep | Atlanta United FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Sep | Toronto FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Sep | D.C. United SC | A | 3–3 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Oct | Columbus Crew SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Oct | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 13 Oct | New England Revolution | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Oct | FC Dallas | A | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Sep | Houston Dynamo | H | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Orlando City SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #7 |
| 33 | Points | 34 |
| 26 | Played | 27 |
| 9 / 6 / 11 | W / D / L | 10 / 4 / 13 |
| 34 | Scored | 48 |
| 48 | Conceded | 64 |
| -14 | GD | -16 |
| 1.27 | PPG | 1.26 |
| 35% | Win % | 37% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
19%
Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
Orlando City SC this season
New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ 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 Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 10 G | 2 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 7 G |
Orlando City SC
| Martin Ojeda | 13 G | 1 A |
| Antoine Griezmann | 8 G | 4 A |
| Tyrese Spicer | 6 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at as New York Red Bulls face off against Orlando City SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yoshimar Yotun is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York Red Bulls.
- 15' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 20' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 25' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Lamine Sane has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 45' Brian White, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 50' Scott Sutter has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 291 appearances.
- 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Orlando City SC that had 291 games and scored 439 goals.
- 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Armas might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 70' New York Red Bulls have won 425 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 75' Bradley Wright-Phillips is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York Red Bulls tonight.
- 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shane O'Neill made 291 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 85' 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 Aaron Long suffering a number of foals already.
- 90' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- The points are shared — New York Red Bulls 1-0 Orlando City SC. Honours even.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 62
- 10
- 99
- 33
- 31
- 26
- 27
- 92
- 4
-
19
Alex Muyl ↓ Daniel Royer 79'
-
7
Derrick Etienne ↓ Fidel Escobar 73'
Bench
-
29
Fidel Escobar ↑ 73'
- 9
-
77
Daniel Royer ↑ 79'
- 5
- 18
-
42
Brian White ↑ 90'
- 23
Coach
Chris Armas
Orlando City SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 19
- 12
- 20
- 22
- 14
- 21
- 16
- 13
- 17
- 99
Bench
- 8
- 28
- 25
- 1
- 4
-
10
Josue Colman ↑ 70'
- 15
Coach
James O'Connor
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Facundo Torres Perez | 4 |
| Christian Casseres Jr. | 3 |
| Lewis Morgan | 3 |
| Caden Clark | 2 |
| Mijahir Jimenez | 2 |
| Dom Dwyer | 2 |
| Dom Dwyer | 2 |
| Brian White | 2 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2018-10-28
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Orlando City SC
W
2018-10-21
Philadelphia Union
0–1
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-10-07
San Jose Earthquakes
1–3
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-09-30
New York Red Bulls
2–0
Atlanta United FC
W
2018-09-22
New York Red Bulls
2–0
Toronto FC
W
2018-09-16
D.C. United SC
3–3
New York Red Bulls
D
Orlando City SC Form
2018-10-28
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Orlando City SC
L
2018-10-21
Orlando City SC
2–1
Columbus Crew SC
W
2018-10-17
Orlando City SC
1–2
Seattle Sounders FC
L
2018-10-13
New England Revolution
2–0
Orlando City SC
L
2018-10-07
FC Dallas
2–0
Orlando City SC
L
2018-09-22
Orlando City SC
0–0
Houston Dynamo
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38
Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 3.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 4.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
77%
Draw or Orlando City SC
46%
New York Red Bulls or Orlando City SC
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Orlando City SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 15% | 70% |
| -1.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -1 | 30% | 21% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 14% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 7% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
26%
✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

