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Orlando City will be hosting the New York Red Bulls this coming Sunday in a huge Eastern Conference clash. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLS odds series, which includes our Orlando City-NY Red Bulls prediction and pick we have laid out below.
Orlando City has followed a win-draw-lose pattern for the first six weeks of the championship, but the Florida team now has two straight wins. They beat the Chicago Fire and the Columbus Crew in two straight weeks and Orlando is looking to extend their fine run of form to start the season. NY Red Bulls are now winless for two straight games and despite the win in the US Open Cup versus Hartford Athletic, they need this win to regain confidence. Thus, this should be a huge clash, with some implications for the top of the Eastern Conference.
Courtesy of FanDuel, here are the Orlando City-NY Red Bulls Premier League odds:
MLS Odds: Orlando City-NY Red Bulls Odds
Orlando City: (+125)
NY Red Bulls: (+200)
Draw: (+220)
Over: 2.5 (+108)
Under: 2.5 (-132)
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Why Orlando City Could Win This Match
It is still early in the MLS season, but Orlando City is showing signs of some great football. It is true that some of their form has been inconsistent, particularly the loss to the struggling Cinncinati. However, they are still second in the Eastern Conference and they should be making the playoffs this season. A long way towards a better position in those playoffs would be a win here versus the NY Red Bulls. They are three points ahead of the team from New York, with one more game played, and a win here could be a six-point cushion, should the Red Bulls drop their game in hand.
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Additionally, Orlando City can take advantage of the Red Bulls' poor run that they had, and capitalizing on such opportunities is the best pathway toward a great season for any club in the world. Orlando is still a fairly young franchise, so even though a game like this might seem meaningless, it is important for them to win it and showcase how serious they are in maintaining one of the top two positions of the Eastern Conference.
Orlando City has two straight wins and if they open up this game in the correct way, they should be making it three straight. If they concede first, there might be issues, as that is how they lost their games this season, but they opened the scoring more often than not, and against a struggling attack that NY has, it should be an achievable task.
Why NY Red Bulls Could Win This Match
If the Red Bulls were playing like in their first two games, no one would have any doubts about this game. The NY club opened the season with two wins and a goal difference of 7-2. Even more impressive is the fact that both of the wins came away from home. The struggles really began when they came to their Red Bull Arena in New York, first losing to Minnesota United, and then drawing in heartbreaking fashion to Columbus Crew, which scored a 95th-minute equalizer.
As they come into Orlando, the NY Red Bulls have an advantage, seemingly, of playing away from home. They are yet to not win when playing out of New York, but at home, they only gathered two points from four matches. Thus, their biggest strength is that Orlando is hosting this game. Additionally, they should have a ton of motivation to win this game against this team specifically.
In the Eastern Conference, there is a huge fight between a few clubs for the top spots. Winning against Orlando would be monumental for NY Red Bulls because it is a direct rival for the top spots. Of course, there are other rivals, like Atlanta United and Toronto FC, but this is a unique opportunity to not only get three points, but also deny valuable points to a massive rival in the fight.
Final Orlando City-NY Red Bulls Prediction and Pick
It is incredibly difficult to predict this game, due to many factors. Both teams are wildly inconsistent and both have similar quality in their ranks. However, due to the fact that they need this win for a confidence boost and the fact they are playing away from home, we have to give it to the NY Red Bulls. Out Orlando City-NY Red Bulls prediction is a Red Bulls win at the Exploria Stadium.
Final Orlando City-NY Red Bulls pick: NY Red Bulls (+200)
