Orlando City SC (1-3-2, 12th in the Eastern Conference) will face off against DC United (2-1-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference) in Washington on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The betting odds from BetMGM Sportsbook are DC United +107, Orlando City SC +234, and Draw +248, with an over/under of 2.5 goals. This matchup will be a showdown between two Eastern Conference teams.
DC United has a record of 2-1-2 in conference play and leads the Eastern Conference with 44 corner kicks drawn, averaging 6.3 per game. Meanwhile, Orlando has a record of 0-2-2 in Eastern Conference games and is third in the MLS for drawing corner kicks with 43, averaging 7.2 per game. This will be the first meeting between the two teams this season.
Key players for DC United include Christian Benteke, who has scored five goals with one assist, and Jared Stroud, who has one goal and one assist. For Orlando, Duncan McGuire has scored two goals and Nicolas Lodeiro has one goal.
DC United is averaging 1.4 goals, 5.3 shots on goal, and 6.3 corner kicks through seven games, while allowing 1.3 goals per game. Orlando, on the other hand, is averaging 0.8 goals, 4.0 shots on goal, and 7.2 corner kicks through six games, while allowing 1.8 goals per game.
Players not expected to play due to injuries include Nate Crockford, Garrison Isaiah Tubbs, Tyler Miller, Steve Birnbaum, and Russell Canouse for DC United, as well as Favian Loyola, Abdi Salim, and Ramiro Enrique for Orlando. This story was created by The Associated Press using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.