Orlando City vs New York City Predictions

Hosts can continue their strong campaign

Orlando City should be backed to win at home to New York City. The visitors have struggled away from home in MLS this season, with just one win, four draws and five defeats on their travels.

Orlando City sit fourth in the Eastern Conference, just ahead of New York City. The hosts have 35 points from 22 games, while City are on 31 points from 21 matches.

Orlando City will be expecting to find the net, having scored in 12 of their last 13 league games. They have also scored three goals or more in seven of their 22 MLS games this season.

New York City have been struggling on the road in MLS. They come into this game on the back of two straight away defeats and have failed to win any of their last four games away from home, losing nine of the last ten.

They have been disappointing in front of goal away from home this season, scoring just eight goals in ten games – an average of 0.80 goals a game. They have failed to find the net in four of their last six on the road.

New York City have not kept a clean sheet in their last three MLS away games, which will be a concern for them here.

Orlando City may be able to edge out New York City in a close game, with a 2-1 home win the correct-score pick. Fourteen of Orlando City’s 22 league matches this season have seen both teams score, and five of New York City’s eight defeats have come by the odd goal.

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Edited by Mark Langdon