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May 26, 2024 at 12.30am UK
Exploria Stadium
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Orlando City
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Columbus Crew


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Rossi (45+1' pen., 61')
Camacho (56'), Schulte (70')

Preview: Orlando City vs. Columbus Crew - prediction, team news, lineups

:Headline: Preview: Orlando City vs. Columbus Crew - prediction, team news, lineups:
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Orlando City and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Columbus Crew set out in search of a fourth away win on the bounce when they journey to the Exploria Stadium to square off with Orlando City on Saturday.

Oscar Pareja's men have failed to win in any of their last four home matches heading into the weekend and will be looking to end this poor run.


Match preview

Orlando City continued their strong form away from home as they picked up a hard-fought 1-0 victory over San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park last Sunday.

With nothing to separate the two sides heading into the stoppage time, 24-year-old forward Jack Lynn came up clutch for the visitors as he netted an 88th-minute winner to hand the Quakes their 10th league defeat of the season.

Orlando City have now gone unbeaten in each of their four games on the road since a 2-0 loss at Atlanta United on March 18, claiming three wins and one draw while scoring nine goals and conceding six in that time.

Pareja's men will need to be at their best this weekend as they return home, where they have failed to win their last four home games, picking up two points from a possible 12 since March's 2-0 victory over Austin FC.

Like Orlando City, Columbus Crew picked up another impressive away victory last Saturday as they edged out Chicago Fire 3-1 when the sides met at the Soldier Field Stadium.

Diego Rossi and Christian Ramirez scored in either half to put the Crew in a commanding lead, and after Carlos Teran pulled one back in the 85th minute, Jacen Russell-Rowe struck three minutes later to overcome a late comeback scare.

Columbus Crew have now gone unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 matches across all competitions — picking up five wins and six draws — with a 2-1 defeat against FC Cincinnati at Lower.com Field on May 12 being the exception.

This fine run of results has seen Wilfried Nancy's men reach the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup after seeing off Houston Dynamo and Tigres before thrashing Mexican outfit Monterrey 5-2 in the semi-finals.

With 21 points from 13 matches, the Crew are currently seventh in the Eastern Conference standings, five points and three places above Saturday's hosts, and level on points with sixth-placed Charlotte FC.

Orlando City Major League Soccer form:

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Team News

Orlando City will take to the pitch without the defensive duo of Robin Jansson and Michael Halliday, who are currently recuperating from ankle and knee injuries respectively.

Teenage defender Tahir Reid-Brown has also missed each of the Lions' last seven games through a thigh problem and is out of contention for this Saturday's matchup.

Ramiro Enrique has been sidelined since coming off with an ankle injury against Tigres on March 13 and the Argentine striker will also play no part in this weekend's game.

Columbus Crew, meanwhile, will have to cope without 25-year-old forward Cucho Hernandez, who has missed the last two matches since sustaining an injury against FC Cincinnati on May 12.

He is joined on the club's injury table by veteran goalkeeper Evan Bush, who has been out of action since picking up an arm injury in the goalless draw against Real Salt Lake on April 14.


Orlando City possible starting lineup:
Gallese; Thorhallsson, Brekalo, Schlegel; Lodeiro, Martins, Cartagena, Angulo; Torres, McGuire, Muriel

Columbus Crew possible starting lineup:
Schulte; Moreira, Camacho, Cheberko; Farsi, Nagbe, Morris, Sands; Hinestroza, Rossi, Ramirez


We say: Orlando City 2-2 Columbus Crew

The last seven meetings between Orlando City and Columbus Crew have produced a combined 28 goals and we anticipate another action-packed contest at the Exploria Stadium. Both sides have put together a solid run of results in recent weeks and we predict that they will cancel out each other's efforts.


For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.




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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami19115344281638
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1711332718936
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls188642923630
4New York City FCNY City179262620629
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC188461918128
6Columbus Crew157622415927
7Toronto187382730-324
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia174852825320
9Nashville SCNashville174852022-220
10DC United184772532-719
11Chicago Fire184682130-918
12CF MontrealMontreal174672335-1218
13Atlanta UnitedAtlanta174582423117
14Orlando City174581727-1017
15New England RevolutionNew England1651101529-1416

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1897236191734
2Los Angeles FCLos Angeles17103431201133
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy188733527831
4Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd178542823529
5Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver177462622425
6Colorado RapidsColorado187473131025
7Houston DynamoHouston176562020023
8Austin FCAustin186572127-623
9Seattle SoundersSeattle185672221121
10Portland TimbersPortland185673232021
11St Louis City173952327-418
12Dallas174582025-517
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas1835102836-814
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1732122643-1711
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