DC United vs Orlando City SC Prediction: DC United are confident at home

DC United and Orlando City square off in the round 3 at the Audi Field. Neither team has had a perfect start to the campaign, but there are signs of promise on both sides. DC United come into this match following a loss away from home, while Orlando City played a draw in the previous match. With DC United playing at home, we expect a tight affair here, because DC United won their last home match and will want to record another win in this match. Orlando City has a very poor record whenever they are playing away from home. 

DC United put up a brilliant performance in the season’s opener by beating Toronto FC 3-2 at home. Unfortunately, they couldn’t grab another win in the next game, as they lost 2-0 to Columbus Crew. DC United were not convincing in the pre-season either. They recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses. In their last 5 matches, they had 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Against Columbus Crew, DC United managed to control the game, as they had 53% possession, 3 shots on target and 7 corner kicks.

Team Streaks:- Without clean sheet (10), More than 2.5 goals (5/7), Less than 4.5 cards (8/8), Less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Orlando City will be approaching this game with lots of questions in mind. They have played 0-0 in their last 2 matches in all competitions. Their latest match ended 0-0 against Tigres UANL in the CONCACAF Champions League Knockout Stage. Their MLS campaign however, started on a bright note, as they beat New York Red Bulls 1-0 at home. Facundo Torres scored the only goal in the 56th minute from the penalty spot. And in the round 2 match, they played a blank draw against FC Cincinnati. In that game, Orlando City SC had 43% possession, 1 shot on target and 4 corner kicks.

Team Streaks: - No losses (3), No goals conceded (3), Less than 4.5 cards (7/8), Less than 10.5 corners (4/5).

DC United and Orlando City have played each other 17 times before now. DC United have 9 wins, while Orlando City have 7 wins and 1 match ended in a draw.

The combined head to head streaks is viz: -

• DC United are without a clean sheet in their last 4 meetings
• Orlando City are without a clean sheet in their last 3 meetings
• DC United have opened scoring in 8/10 matches
• Less than 4.5 cards were shown in 8/9 matches
• More than 10.5 corners were played in 4/5 matches