Orlando City vs NYCFC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Orlando City host NYCFC at Orlando City Stadium on Saturday, October 24 (7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM PT).

Orlando City will go into this with Martín Ezequiel Ojeda and Antoine Griezmann leading the attack, the pair having combined for 27 goals this season. Iván Darío Angulo Cortés offers another route from the back, with 6 goals and 40 chances created marking him as a set-piece and aerial threat rather than an auxiliary forward. NYCFC will lean heavily on Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau, who has scored 15 goals and created 62 chances in 2,584 minutes, with Axel Agustín Ojeda and Hannes Tarn Wolf providing support in midfield.

Orlando City sit seventh in the East on 41 points, firmly inside the playoff picture, while NYCFC sit 12th in the same conference and need results to climb back into contention. Orlando’s -12 goal difference says this defense won’t keep things quiet without a fight, and with Ojeda, Griezmann and Fernández Mercau all in form, goals look nailed on at both ends. Expect Orlando City’s attack to edge it at Inter&Co Stadium in a game that finishes open rather than tight.

US viewers can watch Orlando City vs NYCFC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

Season Form & Standings

Orlando City head into this one seventh in the East on 41 points from 30 games, a record of 12 wins, five draws and 13 losses leaving them with a -12 goal difference but still firmly in the playoff picture. NYCFC arrive 12th in the same conference, looking to close the gap down the stretch.

Eastern Conference

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Potential Match-Winners

• Martín Ezequiel Ojeda (Orlando City): 15 goals and 36 chances created in 1,948 minutes make him Orlando’s most direct route to goal.
• Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City): 12 goals from 41 shots, with 20 on target, underline his efficiency since joining Orlando’s attack.
• Nicolás Ezequiel Fernández Mercau (NYCFC): 15 goals and a team-high 62 chances created in 2,584 minutes make him NYCFC’s biggest individual threat.

Recent Form

Orlando City: L L W D W

• 2026-10-18: Orlando City 4-1 DC United (W, home)
• 2026-10-15: Toronto FC 3-3 Orlando City (D, away)
• 2026-10-11: Orlando City 3-2 Columbus Crew (W, home)
• 2026-09-27: Philadelphia Union 4-2 Orlando City (L, away)
• 2026-09-20: New England Revolution 4-2 Orlando City (L, away)

Orlando City come into this on the back of a 4-1 win over DC United, having also drawn 3-3 away at Toronto FC and beaten Columbus Crew 3-2 at home, sandwiched by heavier losses at New England (4-2) and Philadelphia (4-2) in September.

NYCFC: L D L L D

• 2026-10-18: NYCFC 1-1 LAFC (D, home)
• 2026-10-15: Inter Miami 2-0 NYCFC (L, away)
• 2026-10-10: Chicago Fire 2-1 NYCFC (L, away)
• 2026-09-27: Atlanta United 2-2 NYCFC (D, away)
• 2026-09-19: NYCFC 0-1 New York Red Bulls (L, home)

NYCFC’s run reads L D L L D, headlined by a 1-1 draw with LAFC, back-to-back defeats at Inter Miami (2-0) and Chicago Fire (2-1), and a 2-2 draw at Atlanta United.

Orlando City vs NYCFC Prediction

Signal’s model gives Orlando City a seven-point edge in this one, and with the Lions seventh in the East on 41 points against a NYCFC side down in 12th, home advantage at Inter&Co Stadium should tell. Expect goals at both ends before Orlando City edges it 2-1.