On Sun Aug 28th, Orlando City will play host to New York City in a meeting of these two evenly matched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 5th placed Orlando City is fresh off their 2-1 win against Charlotte. Ercan Kara struck first for Orlando City in the 62nd minute, but McKinze Gaines got the equalizer for Charlotte in the 66th minute. Orlando City is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed New York City is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Chicago Fire. Gabriel Pereira dos Santos scored the first goal for New York City in the 16th minute, then Santiago Rodriguez added another in the 46th minute In the end, Chicago Fire was frustrated by New York City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. New York City ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches New York City should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season New York City won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
New York City’s most prolific scorer has been Gabriel Pereira dos Santos. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. de Almeida Junior and Facundo Torres Pérez are the top scorers for Orlando City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.