Orlando City vs New York City FC Prediction: Orlando City have the advantage

Orlando City are in action against New York City FC in this round in the Exploria Stadium. They were held to a 2-2 draw away from home against Columbus Crew and are now without a win in their last 3 matches in a row. New York City come into this game with a similar winless record. They lost 1-0 against New York City FC in their last game and extended their record to 4 matches without a win in all competitions.

Orlando City and New York City are both very close in the eastern conference with Orlando City in 11th with 15 points and New York City in 10th and on the same point.

Orlando City (DLLWL)

Orlando City are currently on a terrible run of 3 matches without a win and their record in their past 5 matches have been 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. In the overall standings, Orlando City have 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats in 11 matches played. They are in 11th position in the eastern conference with 15 points and a goal ratio of 12:14. Duncan McGuire leads the team with 4 goals and 1 assist in 11 matches so far.

Orlando City played a 2-2 draw against Columbus Crew away from home in their last match. Columbus Crew were in winning position in the first half after scoring 2 goals in the 39th and 47th minutes. But Orlando City came into the second half as the better side as Ercan Kara scored in the 49th minute and Duncan McGuire leveled with the second in the 92nd minute to earn Orlando City a draw. Orlando City had 40% possession, 3 shots on target and 5 corner kicks.

• Team streak: no wins (3), without clean sheet (3), first to concede (6/7), more than 4.5 cards (4/5).

New York City FC (LLLLW)

New York City FC will need a miracle to turn their situation around as they come into this game with 4 defeats in a row. In their last 5 matches, New York City have 1 win and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches. And in the MLS, New York City have 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in 12 matches. They are 10th in the eastern conference, with 15 points and a goal ratio of 14:15.

New York City were once again unlucky in their last game as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to New York Red Bulls. The two sides looked even in the first half as neither side could find the back of the net. And in the second half New York Red Bulls went ahead as Omir Fernandez scored the only goal of the game. Statistics showed New York City had 68% possession, 1 shot on target and 4 corner kicks all game.

• Team streak: losses (4), without a clean sheet (10), first to concede (4/5), less than 10.5 corners (6/7).

Head to Head

The head-to-head record shows both teams have played against each other 20 times in total. Orlando City have 8 wins, New York City have 6 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• Orlando City are without a clean sheet in 16 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 9/10 meetings.
• Orlando City scored first in 8/9 meetings.

Expert Analysis and Tips

Orlando City have scored 12 goals and conceded 14 in 11 games this season. They scored an average of 1.1 goals per game and had a 9% conversion rate. They created an average of 1.5 chances per game and played an average of 12.1 shots per game. They played an average of 3.7 shots on target per game and an average of 5.3 corners per game. Defensively, they managed to concede an average of 1.3 goals per game and they have kept 3 clean sheets.

New York City FC have scored 14 goals and conceded 15 in 12 games this season. They scored an average of 0.8 goals per game and had a 5% conversion rate. They created an average of 1.8 chances per game and played an average of 10.9 shots per game. They played an average of 3.8 shots on target per game and an average of 4.4 corners per game. Defensively, they managed to concede an average of 1.3 goals per game and they have kept 1 clean sheet.

• Team 1 goal time up to 60 minutes 1.6 Odds
• Home Win FT at 2.2 Odds
• Correct Score 2-0 at 10 Odds