Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Orlando City SC
2 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs New York City FC — MLS .

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 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

2
7
10
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#7 Position #8
34 Points 33
27 Played 27
10 / 4 / 13 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
48 Scored 41
64 Conceded 36
-16 GD +5
1.26 PPG 1.22
37% Win % 30%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Jesus Medina has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 9' A moment of madness from Jhegson Mendez on 9 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Orlando City SC will be frustrated.
  • 13' New York City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ebenezer Ofori on 13.
  • 17' Orlando City SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' A moment of madness from Ben Sweat on 19 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 34' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' Alexander Ring has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 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' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alexander Ring.
  • 59' What a moment for Christopher Mueller! That strike on 59 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' It’s high time Domenec Torrent made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 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' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Jesus Medina on, Jon Lewis off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dom Dwyer on 73.
  • 75' Tesho Akindele doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Orlando City SC team. Tesho Akindele is replaced by Josue Colman on 77 minute.
  • 78' New York City FC ring the changes. Ben Sweat has done his job and it is now time for Tony Rocha to step up.
  • 83' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 88' Keaton Parks gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces James Sands and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 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

Coach James O'Connor

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Maxi Moralez 5
Christopher Mueller 4
Hannes Wolf 3
Tesho Akindele 3
Nani 3
Ismael Tajouri 3
Ismael Tajouri 3
Maxi Moralez 3

Head to Head

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

Orlando City SC Form

2019-03-02 Orlando City SC 2–2 New York City FC D 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

New York City FC Form

2019-03-02 Orlando City SC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-11-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC L 2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2018-10-28 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2018-10-21 D.C. United SC 3–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.02 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or New York City FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC33% Draw25% New York City FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
58%
Draw or New York City FC
67%
Orlando City SC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC25% Draw40% New York City FC35%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.7%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 19% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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