It's advantage Orlando City so far with their 4th position in the Major League Soccer table, welcoming New England who are placed 8th.
- Orlando City has the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Major League Soccer
- New England has the most points (21) away in Major League Soccer
Orlando City and New England 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.
7-10-12 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for New England when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 29 matches are 41-59 (scored/conceded).
It's quite the trip for New England when visiting Orlando City as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
Orlando City form and stats
Orlando City have performed here this season with 7 wins from 11 Major League Soccer matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Orlando drew their last game, also a home match. New York City (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Ahead of that match, Orlando lost 2-3 at home to Nashville SC.
The Orlando goalkeeper Pedro Gallese was crucial in the match against New York City (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) last time out, making six saves.
This is expected to be a close game, with Orlando City 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 has won five of these, drawn three and lost four.
The Orlando manager Ó. Pareja Gómez has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league. On the other hand, Orlando have conceded 12 goals.
New England form and stats
6 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of New England, who have the most points (21) away in Major League Soccer, playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.
New England play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Philadelphia Union. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Montreal Impact.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with England playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one New England win, two draws and three defeats.
New England have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, England have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Orlando victories, three draws and three New England wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Mueller 10 goals |  L. Almeida da Cunha 8 goals | D. Dike 8 goals |
Orlando City missing players
New England missing players
| Orlando City | New England | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 15 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 47 | 30 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 30 |
| 30 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| 89% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 85% |
| 82% | 87% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 73% | 69% |
| 57% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 40% | 38% |
| 32% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 12% |
| 14% | 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| 82% | 87% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 53% | 54% |
| 18% | 13% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 27% | 27% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 27% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 13.6 | 15.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 40% | 48% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 30% | 24% |
- New England has the most points (21) away in Major League Soccer
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orlando City has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City has the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Major League Soccer
- Orlando City have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 47 |
| 2 | Toronto | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 41 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| 5 | New York City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 6 | New York RB | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 32 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | New England | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Inter Miami | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Atlanta United | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | DC United | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -16 | 21 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -24 | 16 |