📊 Form Guide

Orlando City

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Orlando City enter this match following on from a 2-2 MLS drawn result versus New York Red Bulls.

In that match, Orlando City managed 44% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 7 on target. For Orlando City, the goals were scored by Martín Ojeda (18') and Marco Pašalić (39'). On the other side, New York Red Bulls got 14 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (29') and Dennis Gjengaar (47') scored for New York Red Bulls.

Fixtures with Orlando City have tended to be entertaining ones recently with a lot of goalmouth action being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen games alone, the sum total of 21 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 10 of them being chalked up by Orlando City. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to follow through into this match, of course.

D.C. United

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In their last game, D.C. United drew 0-0 in the MLS tie with CF Montreal.

In that match, D.C. United managed 51% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 on target. CF Montreal got 7 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

The stats tell the story, and D.C. United have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 9 goals overall. In defence, D.C. United certainly have room for improvement.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 04/07/2022 shows that Orlando City have won 2 of these and D.C. United 3, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 27 in all which averages out at 4.5 goals per match.

The previous league match featuring the two was MLS match day 32 on 06/07/2024 and the score finished Orlando City 5-0 D.C. United.

That time, Orlando City had 62% possession and 25 attempts at goal with 10 on target. The scorers were Martín Ojeda (19'), Robin Jansson (23'), Ivan Angulo (42'), Facundo Torres (74') and Ramiro Enrique (85').

On the other side, D.C. United got 5 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

The referee was Lukasz Szpala.

📰 Team News: Orlando City

Yutaro Tsukada (Cruciate ligament tear), Favian Loyola (Torn muscle bundle) and Wilder Cartagena (Achilles tendon rupture) will not be taking part for Orlando City gaffer Óscar Pareja.

In our view, The Lions may well go for a 4-4-2 formation, utilising Javier Otero, Alex Freeman, Robin Jansson, R. Adrian Schlegel, Rafael Santos, Marco Pasalic, Eduard Atuesta, Cesar Araujo, Ivan Angulo, Luis Muriel and Martin Ojeda.

📋 Team News: D.C. United

D.C. United manager Troy Lesesne has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Jackson Hopkins (Ankle injury) and Randall Leal (Hamstring injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

It’s our belief that Black-and-Red appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup with a starting lineup of Jun-Hong Kim, Aaron Herrera, Lukas MacNaughton, Lucas Bartlett, David Schnegg, Hosei Kijima, Boris Enow, Jared Stroud, Gabriel Pirani, Peglow and Christian Benteke.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that D.C. United will surely be able to breach the defence of this Orlando City outfit, however that may not be as many as they will have scored against them.

We think that it’s going to be both teams to score in a 2-1 victory for Orlando City at the end of this one. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Renata Leite, 23:01 22/03/2025