Orlando City vs New York City FC: the preview

Saturday, October 24 · Exploria Stadium MLS 2026

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Orlando City #7 · 41 pts

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Orlando City hosts New York City FC carrying a historical weight across eight meetings without a win against this opponent. While Orlando City leverages a solid home record with eight victories in fourteen matches at home, New York City FC arrives struggling through a four-match winless run and only one point from its last nine available.

Updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at

Key facts

  • Orlando City have not beaten New York City FC in 8 games.

  • New York City FC are winless in 5 games in the competition.

  • Orlando City took 7 of the last 9 points available.

  • New York City FC took 1 of the last 9 points available.

Current form

While Orlando City capitalizes on winning more than half of its home fixtures, New York City FC struggles to find consistency on the road with only four victories in fifteen away matches.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 Nashville SC 30 +41 67
2 Inter Miami 30 +22 55
3 New England Rev. 30 +8 52
4 Chicago Fire 30 +8 48
5 Charlotte FC 30 +8 47
6 Philadelphia Union 30 +13 46
7 Orlando City 30 -12 41
8 New York Red Bulls 30 -17 36
9 FC Cincinnati 29 -10 36
10 Toronto FC 30 -9 36
11 Columbus Crew 30 -1 35
12 New York City FC 30 +2 34
13 DC United 29 -14 33
14 Atlanta United 30 -14 30
15 CF Montréal 30 -24 25

The difference-makers

Orlando City. Martin Ojeda concentrates the main scoring volume while Antoine Griezmann sustains the secondary output, leaving the attack short of reliable third-party finishing.

New York City FC. While Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau sustains the visiting attack with fifteen goals, the team production drops significantly past that output, leaving the visitors dependent on a single primary source to break through.

Playing style

Orlando CityNew York City FC
56.4% Possession 53.6%
5.4 Remates al arco 3.8
12.8 Remates totales 11.4
3.9 Corners 5
10.9 Fouls 11.6

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 10 respectively).

Orlando City averages over half possession and heavy scoring output, matching a tendency for high-scoring matches. New York City FC arrives conceding regularly in recent away outings, suggesting an open tactical context shaped by defensive vulnerabilities on both sides.

When they settle games

Orlando City 58 goals

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New York City FC 43 goals

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The scoring patterns show contrasting offensive peaks, as Orlando City concentrates its highest output in the final quarter-hour while New York City FC builds its main threat between the sixteenth and forty-fifth minutes.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 15 matches
1Orlando City won
7Draws
7New York City FC won
Goals in the head-to-head15 – 31
Matches15
Last win for Orlando City08/2022
Last win for New York City FC03/2026

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The historical balance shows New York City FC taking six wins from eight meetings alongside two draws, maintaining that upper hand even when visiting Orlando City Stadium with a narrow victory in their previous encounter here.

Who scored in these meetings

53 4 · in 14 meetings

The frequent disciplinary friction in past encounters mirrors the tactical tension expected on the pitch, where the scoring weight carried by H. Wolf and A. Martinez for New York City FC tests a defensive structure that concedes heavily in recent outings.