Orlando City SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Orlando City SC

2 – 2

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New York City FC

Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Jhegson Mendez 9' Y

Alex De John 17' Y

Y 19' Ben Sweat

Y 56' Alexander Ring

Y 56' Maxime Chanot

Dom Dwyer 73' Y

Overview

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Orlando City SC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Orlando City SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Kevin Klinger
Referee Malik Badawi

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

Orlando City SC 19 games · Avg 3.0 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-02 Orlando City SC 2–2 New York City FC 2018-07-27 Orlando City SC 0–2 New York City FC 2018-06-02 New York City FC 3–0 Orlando City SC 2018-03-17 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	New York City FC	H	2–2	D
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

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Orlando City SC	A	2–2	D
11 Nov	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
05 Nov	Atlanta United FC	H	0–1	L
31 Oct	Philadelphia Union	H	3–1	W
28 Oct	Philadelphia Union	H	3–1	W
21 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Orlando City SC		New York City FC
#11	Position	#5
20	Points	26
18	Played	18
6 / 2 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
30	Scored	31
47	Conceded	24
-17	GD	+7
1.11	PPG	1.44
33%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda

11 G

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Orlando City SC and New York City FC.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jon Lewis made 289 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
9' Jhegson Mendez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 9.
13' GOAL! Ebenezer Ofori fires home to make it 0-1!
17' Alex De John picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
19' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ben Sweat on 19 minutes.
24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
29' USA international James Sands has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
34' It’s high time James O'Connor made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' Will Johnson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 286 appearances.
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 289 games and scored 459 goals.
45' GOAL! Alexander Ring fires home to make it 0-2!
50' 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.
55' It is a cagey affair so far. Orlando City SC in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
56' Alexander Ring catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
59' Christopher Mueller has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
64' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Danny Acosta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
69' The Orlando City SC manager makes a substitution. Kyle Smith departs to be replaced by Dom Dwyer.
70' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Jhegson Mendez is replaced by Nani on 70 minute.
72' Jesus Medina gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Jon Lewis and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Dom Dwyer was booked on 73.
75' GOAL! Tesho Akindele fires home to make it 2-2!
77' Josue Colman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tesho Akindele at the 77 minute mark.
78' Ben Sweat makes way for Tony Rocha at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
83' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Keaton Parks on, James Sands off on 88 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Nani ↑ 70'
20
Oriol Rosell
26
Carlos Ascues
14
Dom Dwyer ↑ 69'
7
Cristian Higuita
10
Josue Colman ↑ 77'
18
Greg Ranjitsingh

Coach James O'Connor

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.58 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.29 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC29% Draw24% New York City FC47%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.87

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

53%

Draw or New York City FC

71%

Orlando City SC or New York City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC22% Draw38% New York City FC40%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 1

8.4%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 3

0 – 1

4.4%

0 – 3

4.1%

1 – 4

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	13%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	20%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	16%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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

Orlando City SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

New York City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Clean Sheet