Major League Soccer: New England are ready for the visit of Orlando City in what promises to be an absorbing football game. Here's all you should know!
- New England have not yet lost a game at home.
- Orlando City have the most points (14) away in Major League Soccer
This football field has artifical turf, which is not Orlando City's familiar surface at their own pitch. When playing on artifical turf Orlando City have performed like this: Played eight matches with the results 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 6-10 (scored/conceded).
These teams have little in common geographically as Orlando City have to travel 2000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This has all the signs of an engaging game with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well renewed since they last played a game. Get ready!
New England form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 8 Major League Soccer games here at Gillette Stadium for New England. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
New England's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Inter Miami (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Finally, a league win after five matches without one. Midfield player Gil got a match rating of 8.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Gil scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit four key passes.
Preceding that game was the away draw at New York City that finished 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how England have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
New England can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 18 times. England are not conceding a lot of goals here at Gillette Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Orlando City form and stats
Orlando City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Orlando City collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Major League Soccer. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Orlando City, as they have won on their previous two travels.
The Orlando City goalkeeper Pedro David Gallese Quiroz is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 184 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Orlando City had fun at their own home (Gillette Stadium) last time out, beating Colorado Rapids 2-0. Enrique and Torres scored. Midfield player Torres was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Torres scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 46 successful passes (of 51 total).
Before that one, a nice away victory 3-0 at New York RB.Orlando are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 16 matches.
After this away game Orlando City return home for a Major League Soccer game against Philadelphia Union. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Orlando City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Orlando City in these games.
Head 2 Head
England have put together a sequence of 7 consecutive games without losing (4-3-0) when facing Orlando City.Top Goalscorers
  C. Gil de Pareja Vicent 6 goals |  B. Wood 6 goals |   F. Torres Pérez 5 goals |
New England missing players
Orlando City missing players
| New England | Orlando City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 44% |
| 29% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 19% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 56% |
| 35% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 4.4 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 13.4 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.6 | 11.9 |
| 4.6 | 5.9 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 35% | 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 54% | 33% |
| 13.9 | 11 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 26 | 15.4 | 12.6 |
| 5.1 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 4 |
- All of Orlando City's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- New England have not yet lost a game at home.
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- New England have scored in all their home matches so far.
- New England haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orlando City have the most points (14) away in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City have the the best goal difference (+5) away in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Orlando City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | New England | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | DC United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 22 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | Toronto | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | New York RB | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | New York City | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
