Charlotte FC vs Orlando City Live Stream, Predictions (Jul 05)

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Charlotte FC

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Charlotte FC will be hoping for a better result after the 3-2 MLS defeat in their last game at the hands of Chicago Fire.

In that match, Charlotte FC managed 44% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. For Charlotte FC, the scorers were Biel (56') and Idan Toklomati (59'). At the other end, Chicago Fire got 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Philip Zinckernagel (23'), Brian Gutiérrez (25') and Hugo Cuypers (33') scored for Chicago Fire.

Fixtures with Charlotte FC have often been lively encounters of late with high scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past half dozen games alone, a total of 24 goals have flown in for both teams combined (at an average of 4 goals per game) with 11 of these belonging to Charlotte FC.

Orlando City

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against FC Cincinatti in MLS competition, Orlando City and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Orlando City managed 59% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Orlando City was Marco Pašalić (87'). On the other side, FC Cincinnati got 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Evander (45', 74') scored for FC Cincinatti.

Illustrating their involvement in fruitful matches, goals have been scored 20 times in the last six games in which Orlando City have played, yielding an average of 3.33 goals per clash. Opposing teams have got 10 of this grand total. Having said that, we will just have to wait and see whether that trend shall persist in this next match.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 19/06/2024 shows us that Charlotte FC have won 0 of these and Orlando City 3, with the number of draws standing at 3.

An aggregate of 14 goals were produced between them in this period, with 4 of them from Charlotte and 10 created by The Lions. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

The last league encounter between these sides was MLS match day 19 on 14/05/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Orlando City 3-1 Charlotte FC.

On that occasion, Orlando City managed 50% possession and 11 shots on goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Luis Muriel (8'), Martín Ojeda (24') and Ramiro Enrique (82').

At the other end, Charlotte FC had 8 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Wilfried Zaha (34') scored.

The match was refereed by Serhiy Boiko.

🗞️ Team News: Charlotte FC

Brandon Cambridge (Muscle injury), Nimfasha Berchimas (Foot injury), Jahlane Forbes (Muscle injury) and Nathan Byrne (Neck injury) won’t be available for Charlotte FC boss Dean Smith.

🗞️ Team News: Orlando City

Orlando City manager Óscar Pareja has a number of players out of action. Duncan McGuire (Shoulder injury), Yutaro Tsukada (Cruciate ligament tear) and Wilder Cartagena (Achilles tendon rupture) can’t be considered.

✨ Prediction

Orlando City and Charlotte FC may find themselves both scoring more than one goal each in what promises to be a fairly balanced contest.

A draw looks like a realistic possibility but, again, we don’t expect it to end goalless. We therefore see a really entertaining tussle with a 2-2 score draw at the end of the 90.

Andre Moura, 01:00 02/07/2025