Moving closer to the top teams is the target when these two mid-table teams fight it out. Both are aiming to better their league table standing, New York RB in 10th and Orlando City in 9th position.
- New York RB have the fewest scored goals (11) in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City have the the best goal difference (+2) away in Major League Soccer
These teams have little in common geographically as Orlando City have to travel 1700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
The hosts York saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Major League Soccer. That game was an away game at Inter Miami, so at least New York RB are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
New York RB form and stats
3-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for New York RB, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in Major League Soccer, so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for New York RB after consecutive victories at their own ground.
York enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Inter Miami's place. The match ended 1-0 with Barlow scoring. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Lesesne when Barlow scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Barlow, a forward, was the champion performer for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 7.6 (out of 10). Barlow scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Seattle Sounders (0-1).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 New York RB have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.
Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 11 have produced two goals or less.
York have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Orlando City form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Orlando City, who have the the best goal difference (+2) away in Major League Soccer, playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.
Orlando City's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Atlanta United that finished 1-1. Midfielder Araújo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.41. Araújo hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 35 successful passes (of 42 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Inter Miami with the score of 3-1.Orlando City are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's latest 12 league matches.
Orlando are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. 8 goals have been conceded by Orlando City in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Orlando City - New York RB 1-0. Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: four wins for York, one draw and five wins for Orlando City. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Kara 4 goals |  D. McGuire 4 goals |  M. Ojeda 3 goals |
New York RB missing players
Orlando City missing players
| New York RB | Orlando City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 12% | 29% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 64% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 44% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 4.3 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.8 | 14 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 15% | 22% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 53% | 31% |
| 7 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 15.7 | 13.1 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
- All of Orlando City's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- New York RB have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New York RB have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Major League Soccer
- New York RB have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Major League Soccer
- New York RB have the fewest scored goals (11) in Major League Soccer
- New York RB have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Major League Soccer
- New York RB have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orlando City have the the best goal difference (+2) 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | New England | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Charlotte | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | DC United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | New York RB | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -9 | 19 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Toronto | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | New York City | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 15 |
