On Mon Jul 4th, DC United will travel to Orlando to battle Orlando City in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Orlando City sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Cincinnati FC. Brenner struck first for Cincinnati FC in the 65th minute on a feed from Luciano Acosta, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Orlando City was frustrated by Cincinnati FC’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cincinnati FC ended the match with the shutout victory. Orlando City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed DC United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz struck first for Nashville SC in the 6th minute, then Hany Mukhtar added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. DC United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Orlando City won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Michael Estrada and Edison Flores are the top scorers for DC United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Ercan Kara has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Orlando City.