Our prediction for this MLS match:
New York City
Match Time & Date:
26/07/2021
00:00
Prediction: 1-0
Orlando City
New York City play host to Orlando City at their Yankee Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting MLS clash. The Blue Pigeons are on a three-game winning run at home ground, and they are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in Monday’s clash. Even though both Sean Johnson and James Sands are on international duty with USA, home win should be considered as New York City have been performing well at their Yankee Stadium of late.
The Lions, on the other hand, will be without important attacker Daryl Dike in Monday’s game, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. All Pato, Ruan, and Carlos Antonio remains on the sidelines through injuries for the visiting team. In their last meeting in the MLS the two teams played out a 1-1 draw.
Highlighted Player (Alexandru Mitrita):
Italian Serie A is a Romanian footballer who is well known for his height. The 199-cm attacking midfielder, who is capable of playing as a winger as well, was born in Craiova on February 8, 1995 and he started his youth career at Turnu Severin.
In 2012 he moved to fellow Romanian club Viitorul Constanta and in 2015 he signed a deal with Italian side Pescara. After scoring 2 goals in 34 appearances for the Dolphins, he returned to Romania, signing a contract with Universitatea Craiova. Alexandru Mitrita was on New York City’s radar during the 2017/2018 season and seeing that he scored 18 goals in the national championship, the chiefs of the MLS club decided to sign him in 2019.
The Romanian footballer made his MLS soccer debut in a 2-2 draw with Orlando City, but he failed to find the net. Alexandru Mitrita’s preferred foot is right, but he often plays as a left winger.
Highlighted Team (Orlando City):
Orlando City are a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer. The Lions have been participating in the major league since 2015 and they host their rivals at Orlando City Stadium. The venue was opened in February, 2017 and the construction of the stadium cost $155 million. Orlando City finished the 2015 MLS season in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and they failed to make it to the play-offs in the 2016 season as well (8th place).
Brazilian ace Kaka is undisputedly the club’s most famous player and the former Real Madrid and Milan man became the highest-paid player in MLS history. His base salary was $6.6 million per year and it has to be noted that the Brazilian superstar found the net on his Orlando City debut against FC Dallas (friendly). Orlando City’s home kit is violet, while they wear white and violet shirts and white socks on the travels. The club’s official mascot is Kingston the Lion.
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