New York Red Bulls vs Orlando City SC Prediction: Orlando deserve some credit

The Red Bulls of New York are back playing at home after picking up a 1-0 win against Inter Miami FC away from home. They will be eager to get a back-to-back win as they try to get back to their best. They face Orlando City here at the Red Bull Arena. Orlando City are in better form than the Red Bulls recently and they will be fighting to preserve their unbeaten record, which was extended to 4 games in a row after their 1-1 draw against Atlanta United.

According to the eastern conference table, Orlando City are 2 places higher than New York Red Bulls with 1 point separating them. Orlando City are 8th with 20 points, while New York Red Bulls are 11th with 19 points.

New York Red Bulls (WLLWD)

New York Red Bulls earned a scrappy win in their last game against Inter Miami CF. They won the game 1-0 and had a player sent off before the full time whistle. The Red Bulls are not in good form at the moment and their last 5 games ended in 2 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw.

They face Orlando City at home and their home statistics is average in the MLS this season. They played 7 games at home this season and had 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Their last 5 home games ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat with their last win being the 2-1 win over CF Montreal.

New York Red Bulls are currently 11th in the eastern conference table, with 19 points and a goal ratio of 11:13. They have played 16 matches so far this season and they won 4, drew 7 and lost 5.

New York Red Bulls had to fight tough to hold on to their 1-0 advantage when they faced Inter Miami CF last week. The first half was tight and neither side could break the deadlock. And in the second half Tom Barlow scored the first goal to give New York Red Bulls the lead in the 52nd minute. Both teams struggled to change the scoreline after that and the game ended 1-0 in favor of New York Red Bulls. According to statistics of the game, New York Red Bulls had the following statistics: possession (38%), shots on target (9), corner kicks (5), offside (3), foul (16), yellow card (4), big chances (3), big chances missed (2).

Orlando City (DWDDL)

Orlando City have proven difficult to beat in recent times and their latest stats shows they had 3 draws, 1 win and 1 defeat in their last 5 games. They are currently unbeaten in their last 4 games in a row and their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw against Atlanta United at home.

Orlando City is playing away from home in this game and their away record is average in the MLS this season. They have played 6 away games so far this season and they had 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. And in their last 5 away games they had 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Their latest away game was against Inter Miami and they won 3-1 at full time.

Orlando City are currently 9th in the eastern conference division and they have 20 points and a goal ratio of 17:17. They have played 14 matches and they won 5, drew 5 and lost 4.

Orlando City fell to a 1-1 draw in their last game against Atlanta United despite commanding most parts of the game. In the 30th minute Kyle Smith scored the first goal to give Orlando City the lead. And they held on until the 86th minute when Matheus Rossetto scored the equalizer for Atlanta United. The game ended at full time with both sides level. According to statistics, Orlando City had the following: possession (51%), shots on target (5), corner kicks (8), offside (1), fouls (9), Yellow Cards (1), big chances (3), big chances missed (2).

Head to Head

New York Red Bulls and Orlando City have played 20 games against each other. Both clubs won 9 games and 2 matches ended in a draw.

• Orlando City have won the last 3 meetings.
• New York Red Bulls are without a clean sheet in 3 meetings.
• There were more than 4.5 cards in 5/6 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 6/6 meetings.

Expert Betting Tips

New York Red Bulls have scored 11 goals and conceded 13 goals in 16 matches. Their goals per game is 0.7 and their conversion rate is 5%. They created 1.7 big chances per game and had a total of 13.7 shots per game. They had 4.5 shots on target per game and played 4.3 corners per game. In terms of defense, they have 4 clean sheets and they conceded 0.8 goals per game. They have also committed 3 penalties and conceded 2 penalties.

Orlando City have scored 17 goals and conceded 17 goals in 14 matches. Their goals per game is 1.2 and their conversion rate is 10%. They created 1.6 big chances per game and had a total of 11.9 shots per game. They had 3.9 shots on target per game and played 5.2 corners per game. In terms of defense, they have 3 clean sheets and they conceded 1.2 goals per game. They have also committed 0 penalties and conceded 0 penalties.

• Team 2 Over 1 Goal at 2.4 Odds
• Under 9.5 Corners at 1.64 Odds
• Both Teams to Score at 1.95 Odds