On Wed Aug 31st, Orlando City will host Seattle Sounders in a clash of the Major League Soccer. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed Orlando City is fresh off their 2-1 win against Charlotte. Ercan Kara struck first for Orlando City in the 62nd minute, then McKinze Gaines tied it up for Charlotte in the 66th minute. Orlando City is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Seattle Sounders, recorded a 1-2 loss against Portland Timbers. Yeimar Gomez struck first for Seattle Sounders in the 8th minute on a feed from Alexander Roldan, but Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas got the equalizer for Portland Timbers in the 41st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 51st minute on a goal by Sebastian Marcelo Blanco to cap off a wild match. Seattle Sounders looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Marcelo Nicolas Lodeiro Benitez and Roldan are the top scorers for Seattle Sounders in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Orlando City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ocimar de Almeida Junior and Facundo Torres Pérez each only have 1 goal in their last 5.