Orlando City hosts Toronto in Eastern Conference play

Fri, Sep 16, 2022
Soccer News (AP)

Toronto FC (9-15-7, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando City SC (12-11-6, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orlando City SC -109, Toronto FC +268, Draw +271; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto visits Orlando City in Eastern Conference action.

Orlando is 9-10-3 in conference matchups. Orlando ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference allowing 45 goals.

Toronto is 7-13-3 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto has a 0-5-1 record in games it scores only one goal.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. Orlando won the last meeting 1-0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ercan Kara has nine goals and two assists for Orlando. Tesho Akindele has scored two goals over the past 10 games.

Jonathan Osorio has scored nine goals with four assists for Toronto. Federico Bernardeschi has eight goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orlando: 4-5-1, averaging 1.1 goals, 3.8 shots on goal and 4.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

Toronto: 4-3-3, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Orlando: Joey Dezart (injured), Alexandre Pato (injured), Jack Lynn (injured), Robin Jansson (injured).

Toronto: Deandre Christopher Kerr (injured), Jonathan Osorio (injured).

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