Orlando City faces New York City FC on the heels of shutout win

Sat, Oct 1, 2022
Soccer News (AP)

Orlando City SC (12-11-6, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York City FC (13-11-7, fourth in the Eastern Conference)

, ; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: NYCFC -127, Orlando City SC +324, Draw +269; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Toronto 4-0, Orlando City plays New York City FC.

NYCFC is 10-10-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. NYCFC has a 5-8 record in one-goal games.

Orlando is 10-10-3 in Eastern Conference games. Orlando is 6-1-1 when it records two goals.

The matchup Sunday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. Orlando won the last game 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Heber has seven goals for NYCFC. Gabriel Pereira has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Ercan Kara has 10 goals and two assists for Orlando. Tesho Akindele has scored three goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: NYCFC: 2-7-1, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 5.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

Orlando: 5-5-0, averaging 1.4 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: NYCFC: Alfredo Morales (injured), Anton Tinnerholm (injured).

Orlando: Joey Dezart (injured), Robin Jansson (injured), Alexandre Pato (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.