Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Orlando City & Philadelphia Union face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Philadelphia Union have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Orlando City form and stats
Orlando City was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the US Open Cup.Orlando City have played 6 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The followers are hoping that Orlando City will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-4 away loss in the match against Montreal Impact. Orlando's goalkeeper Gallese was extremely busy against Montreal Impact, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Méndez got a match rating of 6.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Méndez had 37 successful passes (of 42 total).
Before that, Orlando City had a Major League Soccer home game versus Charlotte which ended with a victory 2-1.There will be little rest for Orlando City after this match as they are travelling to Toronto for a Major League Soccer game in only four days.
Orlando City has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Orlando defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Philadelphia Union form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Major League Soccer travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Philadelphia Union has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Los Angeles FC for a 2-2 draw. Gazdag got a match rating of 8.65 in that game, top player of the team. Gazdag scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 22 successful passes (of 25 total).
Before that, Philadelphia Union travelled to Nashville SC and returned home with a draw after the Major League Soccer game finished 1-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting New York RB in just four days.
Philadelphia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. Philadelphia Union have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Orlando City-Philadelphia Union H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Orlando City two wins, Philadelphia Union five wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Gazdag 5 goals |  J. Carranza 4 goals |   J. Bragança Moutinho 2 goals |
Orlando City missing players
Philadelphia Union missing players
| Orlando City | Philadelphia Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 24 | Scored | S | 18 | 39 | ||
| 36 | 24 | Conceded | C | 16 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 12.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 32% | ||
| 11.8 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | New York RB | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Orlando City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | New York City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 7 | Atlanta United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | DC United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 | New England | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Toronto | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Inter Miami | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
