Major League Soccer: Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 13 match between Orlando City and Philadelphia Union and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Orlando City and Philadelphia Union will be desperate for points this coming Thursday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Ranked as number 14 in the Major League Soccer standings, Orlando City, have so far collected ten points this season, while Philadelphia Union collected six points. This puts them up as number 15 after 11 rounds.

Team form: Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union

Orlando City Form

Orlando City beat Charlotte FC by 4-1, lost 3-2 against DC United, before defeating Inter Miami CF 3-4. Orlando City managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Philadelphia Union Form

Philadelphia Union have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Toronto FC, they got a 3-3 draw, before coming up short against Columbus Crew, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 0-0 game with Nashville SC. Philadelphia Union only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to seven.

Betting stats for Orlando City and Philadelphia Union

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Orlando City and Philadelphia Union. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

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Full-time result

Orlando City won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Inter&Co Stadium. They drew one and lost four as well, while Philadelphia Union won three of their last 10 games away. They drew two and lost five.

Both teams to score

Orlando City scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Philadelphia Union only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away 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 zero of the last 10 games, Philadelphia Union kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Philadelphia Union have scored in 10 consecutive meetings with Orlando City when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Orlando City’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 five of the last ten outings for Philadelphia Union, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Orlando City conceded a goal in their last 29 matches.