New York RB vs Orlando City preview

United States flag 2026 Major League Soccer, United States
Sports Illustrated Stadium Today - 11:30 PM
Major League Soccer
New York RB NYR
Orlando City ORL
KICKOFF : Today - 11:30 PM
Regular Season

CONTEXT

New York RB welcome Orlando City to Sports Illustrated Stadium for a Major League Soccer regular season encounter in 2026. The visitors hold a modest power advantage and enter as the stronger side on the underlying metrics. Both clubs sit in the middle of the domestic standings with New York RB in ninth and Orlando City one place below in tenth. Recent form readings show Orlando City carrying a higher score than their hosts. Limited data restricts deeper insight into efficiency and transitional patterns while set piece metrics carry low confidence due to reliance on proxies. The fixture offers a balanced domestic league test between two sides separated by narrow margins in key indicators.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Orlando City hold a 5.8 point power advantage over New York RB.
  • Form: Orlando City post a higher form score of 29.06 compared to New York RB at 22.5.
  • Squad: Orlando City are identified as the stronger team on power metrics.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency data remains unavailable for both sides in this fixture.
  • Transition: Transition metrics are not provided in available inputs.
  • Set pieces: Set piece analysis shows low confidence with proxy data applied.
  • xVariable: Power scores indicate a narrow edge for the away side.
  • Market: Baseline split: New York RB 0% (Δ+0%) | Draw 0% (Δ+0%) | Orlando City 0% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
New York RB M. Bradley
M. Bradley
VS
Orlando City M. Perelman
M. Perelman
1.29
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.18
1.67 i
Last 6 Opponents
Charlotte Rank: 64 L
Philadelphia Union Rank: 61 L
Sporting KC Rank: 56 W
New York City Rank: 71 D
Columbus Crew Rank: 69 W
Chicago Fire Rank: 68 W
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
1.67 i
Last 6 Opponents
Nashville SC Rank: 73 W
SJ Earthquakes Rank: 66 W
Cincinnati Rank: 70 L
Atlanta United Rank: 58 D
Philadelphia Union Rank: 67 W
CF Montréal Rank: 60 L
3
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
3 - 3 - 0
0
No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
62.96
68.79
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
New York RB
Orlando City
Power Score
62.96
68.79
League Position
9
10
Global Rank
556
367

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

vs
New York RB Opponent-weighted form score
Orlando City Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) New York RB Orlando City

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 6 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

New York RB NYR Home
6 matches
Orlando City ORL Away
Match Record
3
Wins
0
3
Draws
3
0
Losses
3
Goals
7
Goals Scored
4
4
Goals Conceded
7
+3
Goal Difference
-3
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-08-01T23:00:26+00:00

STARTING XI

Match Formation 4-3-3
Match Formation 4-4-2
Pitch
E. Horvath
United States
34 E. Horvath
J. Marshall-Rutty
Canada
3 J. Marshall-Rutty
J. Che
United States
2 J. Che
D. Nealis
United States
12 D. Nealis
M. Dos Santos
56 M. Dos Santos
R. Donkor
Mali
48 R. Donkor
G. Berggren
Sweden
4 G. Berggren
E. Forsberg
Sweden
10 E. Forsberg
C. Cowell
United States
7 C. Cowell
J. Hall
United States
16 J. Hall
M. Sofo
Ghana
37 M. Sofo
M. Crépeau
Canada
71 M. Crépeau
B. Rhein Goncalves
44 B. Rhein Goncalves
R. Jansson
Sweden
6 R. Jansson
I. da Silva Nogueira
Brazil
57 I. da Silva Nogueira
G. Dorsey
United States
24 G. Dorsey
T. Souza de Jesus Carvalho
Brazil
11 T. Souza de Jesus Carvalho
B. Ojeda Rodríguez
Paraguay
8 B. Ojeda Rodríguez
L. de Aquino
5 L. de Aquino
I. Angulo Cortés
Colombia
77 I. Angulo Cortés
J. Ellis
22 J. Ellis
A. Griezmann
France
7 A. Griezmann

General Information

Date & Time
Aug 01, 2026, 11:30 PM
Competition
2026 Major League Soccer, United States · Regular Season
Stadium
Sports Illustrated Stadium
Capacity
25000
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair
Referees
Filip Dujic
Katie Nesbitt
Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
Pierre Luce Lauziere

Lineup

Referee : Filip Dujic

Starting XI

34
Ethan Horvath
Ethan Horvath Goalkeeper
6.7
2
Justin Che
Justin Che Defender
7.02
3
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty Defender
6.62
12
Dylan Nealis
Dylan Nealis Defender
6.65
56
Matthew Dos Santos
Matthew Dos Santos Defender
6.62
4
Gustav Berggren
Gustav Berggren Midfielder
6.55
10
Emil Forsberg
Emil Forsberg Midfielder
6.83
48
Ronald Donkor
Ronald Donkor Midfielder
6.93
7
Cade Cowell
Cade Cowell Attacker
6.82
16
Julian Hall
Julian Hall Attacker
6.96
37
Mohammed Sofo
Mohammed Sofo Attacker
6.52
Referee : Filip Dujic

Starting XI

71
Maxime Crépeau
Maxime Crépeau Goalkeeper
6.82
6
Robin Jansson
Robin Jansson Defender
6.59
24
Griffin Dorsey
Griffin Dorsey Defender
6.69
44
Bernardo Goncalves
Bernardo Goncalves Defender
6.73
57
Iago Teodoro
Iago Teodoro Defender
6.7
5
Luis Otávio
Luis Otávio Midfielder
6.59
8
Braian Ojeda
Braian Ojeda Midfielder
6.72
22
Justin Ellis
Justin Ellis Midfielder
7.19
77
Iván Angulo
Iván Angulo Midfielder
6.75
7
Antoine Griezmann
Antoine Griezmann Attacker
7.79
11
Tiago
Tiago Attacker
6.71

CONCLUSION

New York RB and Orlando City meet in a tightly contested domestic league fixture where underlying numbers point to a slight visitor edge. Mid table positions underline the even nature of the matchup and recent form readings favor Orlando City. Both teams operate with limited detailed metrics in several categories which leaves room for on field adjustments to shape the outcome. The home side will look to leverage familiar surroundings while the away side aims to translate its modest power lead into control. Expect a competitive encounter defined by small margins and tactical discipline rather than outright dominance from either side.