Major League Soccer: Orlando City vs New York City FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 31 match between Orlando City and New York City FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Orlando City enjoy home advantage, when visitors New York City FC swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Orlando City approach round 31 as number 7 in the Major League Soccer table with 41 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, New York City FC have amassed 34 points, placing them as number 12 in the standings.

Form: Orlando City vs New York City FC

Orlando City Form

Orlando City look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Columbus Crew by 3-2, before drawing 3-3 with Toronto FC. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out DC United 4-1. Orlando City showed little mercy in their past six matches at Inter&Co Stadium, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 14 times, while letting in six themselves.

New York City FC Form

In their previous three games, New York City FC lost 2-1 and 2-0 against Chicago Fire FC and Inter Miami CF, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Los Angeles FC. New York City FC claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by eight goals to seven.

Betting facts for Orlando City and New York City FC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Orlando City and New York City FC played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Orlando City vs New York City FC

It has been a great season for Antoine Griezmann so far as he currently has 12 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving Orlando City hoping he delivers against New York City FC on Sunday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Inter&Co Stadium across all tournaments Orlando City won six times, drew two and lost two times. New York City FC claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. New York City FC have not lost to Orlando City in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Orlando City scored first in seven of their last ten home games. New York City FC got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Orlando City games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Orlando City managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, New York City FC kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 9 last consecutive meetings between Orlando City and New York City FC when playing at Inter&Co Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Orlando City, who scored an average of 2.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for New York City FC, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Orlando Citys previous 5 matches in the Major League Soccer had over 4.5 goals.