Orlando City SC vs New York City FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Orlando City SC vs New York City FC — MLS .
- Orlando City SC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Penso
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee Robert Sibiga
- Referee Eric Weisbrod
- Referee Nick Uranga
5 games this season
🟨 2.2/game
⚽ 10.2 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul | New York City FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Jul | Columbus Crew SC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 15 Jul | Toronto FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Jul | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 30 Jun | Atlanta United FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 23 Jun | Montreal Impact FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul | Orlando City SC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Jul | Columbus Crew SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Jul | Montreal Impact FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 08 Jul | New York Red Bulls | H | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Jul | Chicago Fire FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 24 Jun | Toronto FC | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Orlando City SC | New York City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #8 |
| 14 | Points | 19 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 4 / 2 / 9 | W / D / L | 5 / 4 / 6 |
| 23 | Scored | 25 |
| 44 | Conceded | 21 |
| -21 | GD | +4 |
| 0.93 | PPG | 1.27 |
| 27% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
68%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
H2H (19 games)
53%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
7%
Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
Orlando City SC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
Orlando City SC are 13th (14 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Orlando City SC and New York City FC get this one started.
- 5' RJ Allen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 10' Orlando City SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Orlando City SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 35' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 40' Sacha Kljestan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 283 appearances.
- 45' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
- 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 55' It’s high time James O'Connor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' Jesus Medina is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
- 65' Orlando City SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 70' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ebenezer Ofori is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
- 75' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 80' Jo Inge Berget is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
- 85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- It finishes all square. Orlando City SC and New York City FC share the spoils 0-2.
Lineups
Orlando City SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 12
- 14
- 16
- 94
-
7
Cristian Higuita ↓ Tony Rocha 67'
- 36
- 28
-
4
Will Johnson ↓ Josue Colman 82'
-
17
Christopher Mueller ↓ Stefano 71'
- 27
Bench
- 3
- 21
-
8
Tony Rocha ↑ 67'
-
29
Stefano ↑ 71'
- 25
- 1
-
10
Josue Colman ↑ 82'
Coach
James O'Connor
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
23
Rodney Wallace ↓ Jon Lewis 71'
- 12
- 3
-
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Jo Inge Berget 88'
- 4
- 8
- 6
- 19
- 2
- 15
- 1
Bench
-
9
Jo Inge Berget ↑ 88'
- 22
-
29
Ismael Tajouri ↑ 63'
- 41
- 33
- 14
-
17
Jon Lewis ↑ 71'
Coach
Domenec Torrent
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Orlando City SC Form
New York City FC Form
2018-07-27
Orlando City SC
0–2
New York City FC
W
2018-07-14
New York City FC
2–0
Columbus Crew SC
W
2018-07-11
New York City FC
3–0
Montreal Impact FC
W
2018-07-08
New York City FC
1–0
New York Red Bulls
W
2018-07-01
Chicago Fire FC
3–2
New York City FC
L
2018-06-24
New York City FC
2–1
Toronto FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03
Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.47
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 67% + New York City FC to win 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
Orlando City SC or Draw
39%
Draw or New York City FC
82%
Orlando City SC or New York City FC
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
8.4%
1 – 3
7.5%
0 – 3
7.4%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 4
4.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 4
4.6%
0 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 1
3.8%
Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC
| Handicap | Orlando City SC covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 3% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 8% | 87% |
| -0.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| +0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +1 | 32% | 21% | 46% |
| +1.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| +2 | 54% | 20% | 27% |
| +2.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
Clean Sheet
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.