The Major League Soccer season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Orlando City and Minnesota United promises to be an interesting one.
Orlando City and Minnesota United should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
It's quite the trip for Minnesota United when visiting Orlando City as the cities are 2500 kilometers apart.
Orlando City form and stats
0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Orlando City have to build on here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17 in the Major League Soccer.
The spoils were shared in Orlando's previous game, also at home. Visiting Los Angeles FC (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Montreal Impact in a game that was won 1-0.
A painful moment in the game against Los Angeles FC (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) was the missed penalty kick from Nani in the 56th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
This is expected to be a close game, with Orlando perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Orlando City as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Orlando City has won four of these, drawn two and lost six.
Orlando City has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Minnesota United form and stats
Minnesota United are yet to lose a point on their Major League Soccer travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Minnesota, but there's smiles all around after the 4-1 victory versus SJ Earthquakes in the Major League Soccer last time out. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Columbus Crew (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) that ended 1-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Minnesota in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Minnesota United, one draw and two defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Minnesota United has managed 8 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Orlando City zero wins, one draw and Minnesota United two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Mueller 4 goals |  R. Lod 3 goals |  K. Molino 3 goals |
Orlando City missing players
Minnesota United missing players
| Orlando City | Minnesota United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 71% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 57% | 57% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 71% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 5.1 | 6.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 5.4 | 4.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | 49 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 83 | 83 |
| 35 | 15 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 35 | 35 |
| 26% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 49% | 49% |
- Minnesota United have not yet lost a game.
- Minnesota United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Minnesota United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Orlando City have scored home.
- Orlando City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Orlando City have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Atlanta United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | New York RB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Toronto | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | DC United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Chicago Fire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 8 | New England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Orlando City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| 12 | Inter Miami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 13 | Nashville SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | New York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |