Orlando City SC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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New York City FC

Sat 8 May 2021 · 22:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Kyle Smith 34' Y

Y 64' James Sands

Overview

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

Orlando City SC 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-08 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC 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

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
01 May	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
23 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Atlanta United FC	H	0–0	D
29 Nov	New England Revolution	H	1–3	L
21 Nov	New York City FC	H	1–1	D

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
01 May	Philadelphia Union	A	2–0	W
24 Apr	FC Cincinnati	H	5–0	W
18 Apr	D.C. United SC	A	1–2	L
21 Nov	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
08 Nov	Chicago Fire FC	A	4–3	W

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' The game is set. Orlando City SC kicks off things out of here…
5' Orlando City SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Andres Jasson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
20' 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.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' Kyle Smith was booked on 34.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Orlando City SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
46' The whistle greets Ruan as he departs to be replaced by Joao Moutinho.
51' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
52' Nani makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Orlando City SC are in front.
57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ronny Deila will be considering his options from the bench.
62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
64' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
65' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi comes on to replace Andres Jasson.
70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' Tesho Akindele makes way for Benji Michel at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
74' Time for substitution for New York City FC. Anton Tinnerholm is replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha.
75' The crowd applauds Anton Tinnerholm as he leaves the pitch. Sebastien Ibeagha steps in for New York City FC.
77' Valentin Castellanos makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and New York City FC are in front.
80' A tactical swap from Orlando City SC — Silvester van der Water on, Chris Mueller off on 80 minutes.
81' The crowd applauds Mauricio Pereira as he leaves the pitch. Andres Perea steps in for Orlando City SC.
86' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Keaton Parks departs to be replaced by Tony Rocha.
The points are shared — Orlando City SC 1-1 New York City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

25
Antonio Carlos
2
Ruan ↓ Joao Moutinho 46'
17
Nani
15
Rodrigo Schlegel
13
Tesho Akindele ↓ Benji Michel 72'
1
Pedro Gallese
8
Jhegson Mendez
11
Junior Urso
24
Kyle Smith
9
Chris Mueller ↓ Silvester van der Water 80'
10
Mauricio Pereira ↓ Andres Perea 81'

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 74'
11
Valentin Castellanos
4
Maxime Chanot
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Tony Rocha 90'
26
Nicolas Acevedo
20
Gudmundur Thorarinsson ↓ Malte Amundsen 65'
21
Andres Jasson ↓ Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 65'

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2021-05-08 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-05-01 Orlando City SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-04-17 Orlando City SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2020-11-29 Orlando City SC 1–3 New England Revolution L 2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D

New York City FC Form

2021-05-08 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC W 2021-04-24 New York City FC 5–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-04-18 D.C. United SC 2–1 New York City FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.53 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Orlando City SC or New York City FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC36% Draw26% New York City FC38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

62%

Draw or New York City FC

64%

Orlando City SC or New York City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC27% Draw43% New York City FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

0 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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