Orlando city vs New york city Prediction: Home side has the advantage

Orlando city FC welcomes New York City FC to the the Exploria stadium for another round of MLS games.

New York City FC ran the show in the previous meeting between these two. The match ended 5-0 in favor of the visitors. Currently both teams are in the playoff zone, with New York City FC at 3rd and Orlando City FC at 5th. 

MLS H/A Form: WWLLL

MLS Home Form: LLWLW

Orlando seemed to have found their rythm recently. After a terrible 5 games without a win, they finally picked up 2 wins in their last 2 games. Their most recent match, ended in a 2-1 against Charlotte FC and Orlando will hope to follow up with another win against New York City FC. 

Last time, they faced New York City FC, it ended in a 5-0 loss, and the hosts will be eager to put up a better display in front of thousands of fans. 

After 26 top flight games, Orlando city are 5th with 36 points. They have 10 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses.

MLS H/A Form: WLLLD

MLS Away Form: WLLDW

New York City FC come into this match with a very poor form. They had recently caught a break, after winning Chicago Fire 2-0 in their last match. Prior to that, they lost 3 games. 

On away record, they have just 2 wins in their last 5 away matches. It is quite unclear if they will be able to do a repeat of their previous match against this opposition. 

After 26 games, New York City FC has 45 points. They have 13 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses.

Both teams have met 20 times throughout their history and Orlando city leads with 8 wins, while New York City FC have 6 wins and 6 games ended in a draw.

• Orlando City: Mauricio Pereyra(suspension), Alexandre Pato (Injury), Joey DeZart(Injury), S. van der(Injury)
• New York City: Santiago Rodríguez(suspension), Alfredo Morales(Injury), Alexander Callens(Injury), Keaton Parks(Injury)

Orlando City are better on form here. And I expect them to be up for the challenge against New York City FC.

Playing at home should give them the edge against New York City FC 

• Back Home Win or Draw and Under 4.5 at 1.60 Odds
• Back 1st Half Draw at 2.17 Odds
• Back Correct Score 2-1 at 8.5 Odds