Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 3 match between New York City FC and Orlando City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
New York City FC hope to live up to their early billing as the Major League Soccer title favourites this coming Saturday when they welcome Orlando City over to the Yankee Stadium for a round 3 match.
The current difference in the Major League Soccer standings between the two teams clashing at Yankee Stadium this coming Saturday is four points.
Team form: New York City FC vs Orlando City
New York City FC Form
New York City FC have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 5-1 against Inter Miami CF, before picking up a 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy. Their latest match brought a 1-2 win in their encounter with Philadelphia Union. New York City FC only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Major League Soccer matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored 13 and conceded 17 goals.
Orlando City Form
Orlando City were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 3-1 by Chicago Fire FC. Next up, New York Red Bulls won 1-2, before losing 2-4 against Inter Miami CF. Orlando City only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 15 goals to nine.
Betting stats for New York City FC and Orlando City
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between New York City FC and Orlando City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 10 of the last 11 New York City FC home matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 New York City FC home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- New York City FC have lost the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- New York City FC have lost the last 3 home matches in a row in the Major League Soccer and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 New York City FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Orlando City away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Orlando City have lost the last 5 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Orlando City have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Orlando City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 5 Orlando City matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: New York City FC vs Orlando City
As the new Major League Soccer campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for New York City FC and Orlando City this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: New York City FC vs Orlando City
Full-time result
New York City FC claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Orlando City won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Orlando City lost their previous 5 matches. New York City FC have not lost to Orlando City in 7 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
New York City FC scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Orlando City only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 19 consecutive Orlando City games. New York City FC will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Orlando City have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 4 consecutive meetings between New York City FC and Orlando City.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of New York City FC’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Orlando City, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. New York City FC scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. Orlando City are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 26 matches.
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