Sunday , 16 August 2026

Orlando City SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE QUARTER FINALS

MLS · 2026
Orlando City SC
1 – 1
6 – 5 pen
Full Time
New York City FC
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 17:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+13'
Y 70' Valentin Castellanos
Antonio Carlos 71' Y
Ruan 77' Y
Ruan 87' R
Y 88' Gary Mackay-Steven
Robin Jansson 90' Y
Andres Perea 90' Y
Pedro Gallese 103' Y
Y 120' Sebastien Ibeagha

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs New York City FC — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Nick Uranga
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

2
7
10
Orlando City SC 19 games · Avg 3.0 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-10-14 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC 2019-04-27 New York City FC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-03-02 Orlando City SC 2–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov New York City FC H 1–1 D
08 Nov Nashville SC H 2–3 L
05 Nov Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W
02 Nov Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
28 Oct Atlanta United FC H 4–1 W
24 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Orlando City SC A 1–1 D
08 Nov Chicago Fire FC A 4–3 W
02 Nov New York Red Bulls H 5–2 W
28 Oct Toronto FC A 1–0 W
24 Oct Montreal Impact FC H 3–1 W
18 Oct Columbus Crew 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' The wait is over. Orlando City SC get us underway at Exploria Stadium.
  • 5' Nani makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Orlando City SC are in front.
  • 8' The Luxembourg Maxime Chanot breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-1!
  • 13' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ronny Deila might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 18' Spain international Oriol Rosell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Orlando City SC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastien Ibeagha made 289 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' With 2 assists to his name this season, Maxi Moralez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar Pareja will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' Antonio Carlos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 32 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Valentin Castellanos is having his name booked by the referee on 70.
  • 71' A moment of madness from Antonio Carlos on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Orlando City SC will be frustrated.
  • 76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 77' A moment of madness from Ruan on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Orlando City SC will be frustrated.
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Daryl Dike by Tesho Akindele on 83 minute.
  • 87' Ruan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 87.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Gary Mackay-Steven. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Orlando City SC player. Robin Jansson gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Christopher Mueller by Kamal Miller on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-10-14 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 2020-07-15 New York City FC 1–3 Orlando City SC 2019-04-27 New York City FC 1–1 Orlando City SC 2019-03-02 Orlando City SC 2–2 New York City FC

Orlando City SC Form

2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC L 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-11-02 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-10-28 Orlando City SC 4–1 Atlanta United FC W 2020-10-24 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Orlando City SC L

New York City FC Form

2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2020-11-08 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 New York City FC W 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls W 2020-10-28 Toronto FC 0–1 New York City FC W 2020-10-24 New York City FC 3–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2020-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.71 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or New York City FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC34% Draw24% New York City FC42%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
58%
Draw or New York City FC
66%
Orlando City SC or New York City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC26% Draw39% New York City FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.8%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
3.4%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 19% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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