New York Red Bulls v Orlando City

New York RB vs Orlando City Preview

New York RB picked up a third win in four games last time out in the MLS when they registered a 3-1 home win against Charlotte to further cement their place in the top seven of the Eastern Conference where they occupy fourth place in the conference ladder but the hosts have an excellent chance to overhaul their city rivals, New York City, if they take all three points against Orlando City on the weekend.

Previous wins against New England Revolution and DC United have outweighed the recent defeat at the hands of New York City in the Big Apple clash and these three victories have placed Sandro Schwarz's side in a strong position as they look forward to the Finals Series.

Indeed, New York RB now possess a seven-point cushion between themselves and eighth placed Philadelphia Union ahead of this weekend's action in the MLS and with home advantage behind them, the hosts also look set to add to their points tally as well.

New York RB also still remain unbeaten on home soil so far this season at their Red Bull Arena which includes collecting victories over Dallas, Inter Miami, New England Revolution and Charlotte respectively.

Orlando City dropped down the Eastern Conference ladder to 11th place following a 1-1 draw away from home at Chicago Fire and although the visitors only trail ninth placed Nashville and the last of the Finals Series play-off spots, Oscar Pareja's side have found league wins hard to come by throughout the whole of this season's MLS campaign.

In fact, Orlando City have managed to capture just four wins out of their 15 games to date this term which came in the form of wins accumulated against the likes of Austin, DC United, Philadelphia Union and San Jose Earthquakes, but they have also fallen to six defeats so far this season as well.

The positive aspect of the nature of their wins though is the fact that three of Orlando City's four wins in total have been achieved on their travels and the visitors will be hoping they can pick up another three points on the road this weekend in order to keep their play-off hopes alive.

Indeed, Orlando City have slipped to just three defeats in their previous 15 outings on the road in the MLS which will give Oscar Pareja's side reason to be upbeat about their chances at the Red Bull Arena.

New York RB v Orlando City Verdict

Orlando City have won four out of the previous five meetings against New York RB but the hosts are in good form right now and look set to turn the tables on their conference counterparts here.

Therefore, our main bet will be New York RB win @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

New York RB win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct Score: New York RB 3-0 @ 15.00