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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


Araujo (45'), Felipe (89')
FT(HT: 0-1)
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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Columbus Crew form (all competitions):


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 Miami20125346291741
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1912343223939
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls209743425934
4Charlotte FCCharlotte FC209562320332
5Columbus Crew1786329171230
6New York City FCNY City199282623329
7Nashville SCNashville196852323026
8Toronto2073102835-724
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta195682624221
10Orlando City195682331-821
11Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia194873131020
12DC United204792637-1119
13New England RevolutionNew England1761101730-1319
14CF MontrealMontreal194782641-1519
15Chicago Fire194692334-1118

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake20107340231737
2Los Angeles FCLos Angeles19114438231537
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy20107338271137
4Colorado RapidsColorado209473832631
5Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd198563129229
6Portland TimbersPortland207673633327
7Houston DynamoHouston197662623327
8Austin FCAustin207672328-527
9Seattle SoundersSeattle206772725225
10Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver187472624225
11Dallas195592731-420
12St Louis City1931062431-719
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas2035123144-1314
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1932142951-2211
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