Orlando City vs Real Salt-Lake Prediction 22 August 2026
🔊 In this MLS regular season match, Orlando City take on Real Salt Lake. Despite a difficult recent run, the hosts are capable of performing at a decent level. A tight contest is expected, with home advantage likely to be a decisive factor.
Head-to-Head
📊 The last meeting between these two sides came back in 2023, when Real Salt Lake won 4-0. There is little point looking at any earlier results.
Head-to-head statistics Orlando City - Real Salt-Lake
Orlando City Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the MLS tournament (home team - Orlando City, away team - Chicago Fire). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:2.
Here's the game statistics (Orlando City vs Chicago Fire):
- ball possession: 57% vs 43%;
- corner kicks: 3 vs 3;
- fouls: 15 vs 11;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
Recently, Orlando lost 1-2 to Chicago at home, which made the defeat particularly frustrating. That said, in terms of chance creation they showed a fairly consistent attacking mechanism. Their xG for that match was 1.16, and they are likely to generate at least as much against Real Salt Lake. Looking at their season stats, Orlando are averaging around 1.5 goals scored per game and conceding around 2.5. They will need to put in a real defensive effort to look more solid at the back than they usually do.
Match Results: Orlando City
Real Salt-Lake Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the MLS tournament (home team - Real Salt-Lake, away - Dallas). The match concluded with a scoreline of 3:4.
Here are the match stats (Real Salt-Lake vs Dallas):
- ball possession: 59% vs 41%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 3;
- fouls: 11 vs 13;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 3;
- shots on target: 7 vs 5.
Real Salt Lake recently lost 3-4 to Dallas. Offensively, they can be a decent side - averaging over 1.5 goals per game. Defensively, the numbers look similar: around 1.5 conceded per match. The team is capable of playing at a high tempo, but the fixture schedule is worth keeping in mind. There isn't much time between their last match and this one, and on top of that they have to travel away to a side from the other conference. That could be a problem.
Match Results: Real Salt-Lake
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.14, the guests - 1.43;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.57;
- both teams scored: overall - 4; at the home team's field - 2.
Statistics: Orlando City vs Real Salt-Lake
- average total in the tournament: 4.1 vs 3.32;
- average total goals scored: 1.6 vs 1.74;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.65 vs 0.95;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.95 vs 0.79;
- Orlando City: average total at home in the tournament - 1.7;
- Real Salt-Lake: average total away in the tournament - 1.22;
- last 10 matches (average total): 2 (home - 1.67) vs 1.8 (away - 1).
- Orlando City have scored under 2.5 goals in 6 of last 7 games against Real Salt-Lake (MLS).
- Orlando City have scored under 2.5 goals in last 7 games.
- Orlando City have scored under 2.5 goals in 6 of last 7 games (MLS).
- Orlando City have scored under 2.5 goals in last 5 home games.
Prediction on corners
Orlando City: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.1; at home field - 3.8;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.2; at home field - 5.17.
Real Salt-Lake: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.89, away - 5.11;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.9; away - 6.
- Orlando City have taken under 5.5 corners in 10 of last 11 home games (MLS).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 7;
- both teams scored all-time - 4 times;
- on the home team’s field - 2 times.
Statistics: Orlando City vs Real Salt-Lake
- number of matches played in the tournament: 20 vs 19;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 13 vs 15;
- number of BTTS matches for Orlando City at home - 8 (80%);
- number of BTTS matches for Real Salt-Lake away - 8 (89%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 8 vs 8;
- BTTS matches for Orlando City at home - 5 (83%);
- BTTS matches for Real Salt-Lake away - 5 (100%).
- Orlando City have scored and conceded in 16 of last 18 home games (MLS).
- Orlando City have scored and conceded in 8 of last 9 home games.
- Orlando City have scored and conceded in last 6 games.
- Real Salt-Lake have scored and conceded in last 9 away games.
- Real Salt-Lake have scored and conceded in last 8 away games (MLS).
- Real Salt-Lake have scored and conceded in last 7 games (MLS).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:1 (30/299, 10%);
- Orlando City at home most often finish matches: 1:1 , 1:2 (2/10, 20%);
- Real Salt-Lake away most often play: 1:1 , 2:1 , 3:1 (2/9, 22.2%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
2:1 - 9.83% (odds 8)
1:1 - 9.22% (odds 8.5)
1:2 - 6.97% (odds 11)
⭐ Editor's Pick
Neither side is going through a particularly good spell. Both have had their share of poor performances, especially defensively. That said, Orlando have a decent case here. They are at home, with more recovery time in familiar surroundings - something Real Salt Lake cannot say. We expect a fairly even contest, but Orlando should look the fresher and more assertive side in the second half. Our predicted scoreline is 2-1 to the hosts. We're backing Orlando City - Draw No Bet (Handicap 0).
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