Orlando City SC vs New York City FC 8/28/2022 Picks Predictions

Orlando City SC vs New York City FC 8/28/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Orlando City SC (10-6-10) will defend their home field versus the New York City FC (13-6-7) in the MLS Eastern Conference at Exploria Stadium in Orlando on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 7:30 PM ET.

Orlando City is in 5th place at 10-6-10 on 36 points in the Eastern Conference after accumulating 30 goals but conceding 37 for a -7 goal difference through 26 contests played this year.

OCSC looks for their 3rd straight win in holding their stand at home against the visiting NYCFC on Sunday after beating NY Red Bulls at 1-0 on August 13 and Charlotte at 2-1 on August 21.

Orlando City forward Ercan Kara nailed the first goal of the contest against Charlotte in the 62nd minute of regulation time while Forward Tesho Akindele sealed their victory with a goal in the 89th minute of soccer action on August 21.

Forward Ercan Kara led the scoring for the Lions with eight goals through 22 games played while Midfielder Mauricio Pereyra enhanced the offensive attacks of Orlando City with 6 assists in 25 matches this season.

GK Pedro Gallese (81-59-82 record in his MLS career) will be protecting the net for Orlando on Sunday with 57 clean sheets earned for a shutout rate of 25.4% with a .672 save percentage record in his 224 starting assignments in the league.

The goalie from Peru accumulated a total of 392 saves while facing a total of 583 shots tried against him in 20,001 minutes of playing as a goalkeeper in MLS.

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Orlando City SC vs New York City FC Predictions 8/28/2022

The New York City FC took 3rd place at 13-6-7 on 45 points in the Eastern Conference after acquiring a total of 48 goals while allowing 30 for a goal difference of +18 after finishing 26 contests for the season.

The Pigeons managed to end a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 shutout win over the Chicago Fire on August 21. Midfielders Gabriel Pereira (16’) and Santiago Rodriguez (46’) scored one goal each in leading the offense for NYCFC in beating the fire last Sunday.

New York City made 8 shot attempts with 5 successfully hitting the target after connecting 358 passes on 77% pass accuracy while committing 11 fouls with one yellow card received.

Forward Valentín Castellanos from Argentina powered the offense for the Pigeons with 13 goals scored after finishing 17 contests while Midfielder Santiago Rodríguez from Uruguay enhanced the offense for NYCFC after dispensing 9 assists in 25 outings played for the year.

GK Sean Johnson (160-109-118 mark in his MLS career) will be posting in front of the New York City goal to defend the net facing the Orlando City attackers on Sunday. He recorded a save percentage of .707 with a 28.2% clean sheet rate in 387 career starts in the majors this season.

Johnson sported 109 shutouts while parrying 1,633 shots tried against him in 34,806 of goalkeeping in pro soccer.

Orlando City SC vs. New York City FC. The MLS Pick for this match is New York City +185. The Pigeons are the better team here against the host team of the Lions on Saturday.

NYCFC beat OCSC at 5-0 in their recent match-up on July 26, 2021, and New York City gained momentum after snapping a three-game losing streak with a 2-0 shutout victory over Chicago on Sunday.

Prediction: New York City FC will win 2-1.

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