Orlando City will take on the Philadelphia Union challenge on the 3rd of October. The match itself is scheduled to be held at Exploria Stadium and it will be interesting to see if coach Oscar Pareja’s players will be able to use the home-field support to their advantage. We will analyze what the chances of that happening are in our professional Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union betting tips below.
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Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union prediction: Another Daniel Gazdag show upon us
Key Stats
- We saw over 3.5 goals in three of the last four Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union head-to-heads.
- Philadelphia Union have the 3rd-best attacking record in the Eastern Conference, with 58 goals scored.
- Three of Philadelphia’s last four MLS matches resulted in over 3.5 goals.
Correct score prediction: Orlando City 3-2 Philadelphia Union
The Lions managed to score three goals in their last official Major League Soccer outing. We highly believe a 3-2 Lions win over Philly is possible, as the last match between the two sides resulted 3-2 in favor of Pareja, which does give our Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union predictions a fighting chance.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Lions can devour Philly easily
- HOME: -142 – 57.2%
- DRAW: +335 – 21.8%
- AWAY: +350 – 21.0%
*These Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union odds are subject to change
We introduce Daniel Gazdag to score anytime in our Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union prediction, as the Hungarian attacking midfielder’s odds are valued at +178, giving him a 35.97% chance of scoring.
Orlando City, however, are the bookies’ expected winners, as they seem to have a 57.2% chance of securing the three points this week.
Last five H2Hs: Close-call rivalry
The most important Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union statistics and match facts are located in the charts below.
USA MLS 12/05/24
Philadelphia Union
Orlando City SC
USA MLS 22/06/23
Orlando City SC
Philadelphia Union
USA MLS 25/03/23
Philadelphia Union
Orlando City SC
USA MLS 11/09/22
Philadelphia Union
Orlando City SC
USA MLS 24/07/22
Orlando City SC
Philadelphia Union
Orlando City team news and form: Lions’ boss will make difficult calls
Kyle Smith is suspended and will not be able to partake in the match versus Philadelphia Union at Exploria Stadium. However, coach Pareja still has plenty of quality performers at his disposal to make Smith’s absence unfelt.
Predicted lineup: Gallese (GK), Jansson, Schlegel, Smith, Santos, Araujo, Cartagena, Torres, Ojeda, Angulo & McGuire
USA MLS 02/10/24
W
Philadelphia Union
1
Orlando City SC
2
USA MLS 29/09/24
W
FC Dallas
1
Orlando City SC
3
USA MLS 21/09/24
L
Columbus Crew
4
Orlando City SC
3
USA MLS 19/09/24
W
Charlotte FC
0
Orlando City SC
2
USA MLS 14/09/24
W
New England Revolution
0
Orlando City SC
3
Philadelphia Union team news and form: Philly squandering chances
The match versus Atlanta United ended in a disappointing 1-1 tie. The visitors at Subaru Park produced only one shot on target, so they are undoubtedly pleased by the result. However, coach Jim Curtin’s players are furious by the fact that they scored one goal after 23 shots at target.
Predicted lineup: Blake (GK), Harriel, Glesnes, Elliott, Wagner, Flach, McGlynn, Sullivan, Gazdag, Uhre & Baribo
USA MLS 02/10/24
L
Orlando City SC
2
Philadelphia Union
1
USA MLS 28/09/24
D
Atlanta United
1
Philadelphia Union
1
USA MLS 22/09/24
W
DC United
0
Philadelphia Union
4
USA MLS 18/09/24
W
New York City FC
1
Philadelphia Union
5
USA MLS 14/09/24
L
Inter Miami CF
3
Philadelphia Union
1
Player to watch: Daniel Gazdag
Coach Curtin simply can’t go wrong with Gazdag among the starters versus Orlando City. With 17 goals to his name, the Hungarian attacking midfielder needs to score only two more to tie Benteke of DC United at the top of the goalscoring charts this season.
Second player to watch: Duncan McGuire
McGuire is the leading goalscorer for the Lions this season. The talented striker did miss a couple of MLS games as he was occupied with international duty for the USMNT during the Summer Olympics, but we still believe he is a real threat to our top Orlando City vs Philadelphia Union predictions.
