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Orlando City

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Orlando City fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-3 MLS victory over FC Dallas.

In that match, Orlando City had 55% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. For Orlando City, the scorers were Ramiro Enrique (18'), Rodrigo Schlegel (51') and Facundo Torres (55'). FC Dallas had 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Paul Arriola (78') was the scorer for FC Dallas.

Matches involving Orlando City have usually been entertaining ones lately with plenty of scoring being the norm. Over their past six games, the sum of 22 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 14 of them coming from Orlando City. We will find out if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Philadelphia Union

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In their last fixture, Philadelphia Union drew 1-1 in the MLS match with Atlanta United.

In that match, Philadelphia Union managed 52% possession and 23 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Philadelphia Union was Nathan Harriel (61'). Atlanta United got 11 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Saba Lobjanidze (72') scored for Atlanta United.

Throughout their 6 latest matches, Jim Curtin's Philadelphia Union have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 13 times, giving them the goals scored per game average of 2.17.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 10/05/2022 shows us that Orlando City have won 3 of these games & Philadelphia Union 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 22 overall which averages out at 3.67 goals per match.

The previous league encounter between these sides was MLS match day 16 on 11/05/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Philadelphia Union 2-3 Orlando City.

That day, Philadelphia Union managed 61% possession and 30 shots at goal with 6 on target. The scorers were Mikael Uhre (12') and Dániel Gazdag (66').

At the other end, Orlando City got 13 shots on goal with 4 on target. Duncan McGuire (21') and Luis Muriel (41', 46') scored.

The match was refereed by Timothy Ford.

🗞️ Team News: Orlando City

There’s just a single fitness concern for the Orlando City manager Óscar Pareja to be concerned with due to a largely intact group. David Brekalo (Hamstring injury) will miss out.

It’s our opinion that The Lions should opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation this time and select Pedro Gallese, Kyle Smith, Rodrigo Schlegel, Robin Jansson, Rafael Santos, Nicolas Lodeiro, Wilder Cartagena, Facundo Torres, Martin Ojeda, Iván Angulo and Ramiro Enrique.

🗞️ Team News: Philadelphia Union

We reckon that The U appear most likely to play in a 4-1-2-1-2 lineup, going with Andre Blake, Nathan Harriel, Jakob Glesnes, Jack Elliott, Kai Wagner, Leon Flach, Quinn Sullivan, Jack McGlynn, Dániel Gazdag, Mikael Uhre and Tai Baribo.

🧠 Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Philadelphia Union are certainly able to score against this Orlando City side, although it might not quite be as many as they will have scored against them.

We are anticipating a 2-1 advantage for Orlando City when all is said and done. It should be a decent one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 23:00 02/10/2024