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Orlando City SC vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 31 Mar 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game 1.8 goals/game

Head-to-Head

6
4
8
Orlando City SC 18 games · Avg 2.5 goals New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar New York Red Bulls H 4–3 W
17 Mar New York City FC A 0–2 L
11 Mar Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
04 Mar D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Orlando City SC A 3–4 L
24 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
18 Mar Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L
11 Mar Portland Timbers H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Orlando City SC New York Red Bulls
#11 Position #8
20 Points 25
18 Played 18
6 / 2 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
30 Scored 29
47 Conceded 39
-17 GD -10
1.11 PPG 1.39
33% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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 Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 11 G
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. New York Red Bulls kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
  • 10' Orlando City SC have won 432 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' It’s high time Jason Kreis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' The 37-year-old Justin Meram has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Orlando City SC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
  • 65' Mohamed El Mounir, a Libya , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at . Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 0 appearances.
  • 85' Orlando City SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Orlando City SC and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Orlando City SC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.89 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.47 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 89% + Both teams to score 85%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC49% Draw20% New York Red Bulls31%
Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes85% 0% No15%
Avg goals/match: 5.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 97%
3%
± 2.5 89%
11%
± 3.5 77%
23%
± 4.5 60%
40%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
69%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
51%
Orlando City SC or New York Red Bulls
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC38% Draw32% New York Red Bulls30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.5%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 3
4.5%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 2
4%
1 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%
4 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 17% 83%
-2 17% 13% 69%
-1.5 31% 69%
-1 31% 17% 53%
-0.5 47% 53%
+0.5 66% 34%
+1 66% 14% 20%
+1.5 80% 20%
+2 80% 10% 10%
+2.5 90% 10%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
9%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
6%

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