📏 Form Guide

Orlando City

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Orlando City will play in this fixture following a 0-0 MLS tied result versus Philadelphia Union.

In that match, Orlando City managed 37% possession and 6 shots at goal with 3 on target. Philadelphia Union got 21 shots at goal with 4 on target.

Fixtures featuring Orlando City have often been absorbing affairs lately with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past six games, the sum of 21 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 13 of these being chalked up by Orlando City. In any event, we must now wait to see whether the trend will persist here in this game or not.

New York Red Bulls

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New York Red Bulls go into this clash after a 2-1 MLS win with the downing of Chicago Fire in their last fixture.

In that match, New York Red Bulls managed 44% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For New York Red Bulls, the goals were scored by Serge Ngoma (41') and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (45'). On the other side, Chicago Fire had 12 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Jonathan Bamba (32') was the scorer for Chicago Fire.

Throughout their 6 previous matches, Sandro Schwarz's New York Red Bulls have had reason to celebrate scoring 9 times therefore earning them a goals scored per game average of 1.5.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings dating back to 26/02/2023, there has been little to separate the clubs with Orlando City winning 2 of those games, New York Red Bulls 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

A total of 12 goals were scored between them in this period, with 7 of them for The Lions and 5 for Red Bulls. That is an average goals per game value of 2.

The previous league match featuring these sides was MLS match day 5 on 15/03/2025 which finished with the scoreline of New York Red Bulls 2-2 Orlando City.

That time, New York Red Bulls had 56% possession and 14 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The goals were scored by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (29') and Dennis Gjengaar (47').

On the other side, Orlando City had 16 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Martín Ojeda (18') and Marco Pašalić (39') scored.

The referee was Armando Villareal.

📰 Team News: Orlando City

Wilder Cartagena (Achilles tendon rupture), Nicolás Rodríguez (Hamstring injury), Favian Loyola (Torn muscle bundle) and Yutaro Tsukada (Cruciate ligament tear) aren’t available for Orlando City gaffer Óscar Pareja.

We think that The Lions should make use of the 4-4-2 system for this game with Pedro Gallese, Alex Freeman, Robin Jansson, R. Adrian Schlegel, David Brekalo, Marco Pasalic, Joran Gerbet, D. Dan Thorhallsson, Ivan Angulo, Martin Ojeda and Luis Muriel.

📋 Team News: New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls manager Sandro Schwarz has to currently contend with reduced team options. Lewis Morgan (Knee injury), Kyle Duncan (Knee surgery), Cameron Harper (unknown injury), Marcelo Morales (Knee injury) and Roald Mitchell (Cruciate ligament tear) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

There’s a good chance that Red Bulls seem likely to elect for a 3-5-2 lineup, going with Carlos Miguel, Dylan Nealis, Noah Eile, Tim Parker, Serge Ngoma, Ronald Donkor, Felipe Carballo, Peter Stroud, Omar Valencia, Emil Forsberg and E. M. Choupo-Moting.

🧠 Prediction

We believe that Orlando City are likely to have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.

At the same time, New York Red Bulls will be up against it to find the back of the net - but, we do see them hitting back at some stage.

Therefore, we are anticipating a comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Orlando City at the end of this one.

Renata Leite, 20:04 12/04/2025