Philadelphia Union

vs

Orlando City SC

Preview

Philadelphia Union

• They are in fantastic form with five wins in a row, including a 5-0 rout away to San Diego FC and a crazy 4-3 win away to Sporting Kansas City, but their record in this fixture is of concern.
• Philadelphia Union sit just two points above Orlando in 13th with 36 points from 26 matches, so this will be a real challenge for both sides.
• Ryan Richter's men look sharp at both ends of the field, having won each of their last two at home.

Orlando City SC

• The visitors will arrive at Subaru Park in a poor position to the table, sitting 14th in MLS 2026 with just 34 points from 26 games, and so this has a real feel of a 'six-pointer' to it.
• Orlando City SC have won three and lost two of their last five games, and their recent defeats were back-to-back defeats away to Columbus Crew in the US Open Cup and away to New England Revolution in MLS 2026.
• Martín Perelman's men have been solid, but inconsistent, this season, leaning on possession, an energetic press and verticality in their attack, while also remaining a threat from dead ball situations.

Recent meetings

• Philadelphia Union have won only one of the last five MLS 2026 head-to-heads, with Orlando City SC having won three and drawn one of those fixtures.
• The Boys in Blue have failed to beat them in their last two trips to the Exploria Stadium and have failed to beat Orlando in their last three meetings, suggesting that they could struggle on Saturday.

Key Players

• Antoine Griezmann has chipped in with four goals during that five-game run, while Justin Ellis has added three assists in that same five-match burst.
• Milan Iloski leads the way for the Union in MLS 2026 with 13 goals in 26 appearances and he remains their biggest goal threat, but Martin Ojeda has scored 12 goals in 20 MLS 2026 appearances this season.

Odds

• The hosts are favorites at 1.49 for this matchup, but there is enough of a case to make for Orlando here at 5.1, with the draw priced at 4.9.
• Both teams to score is priced up at 1.42, while over 2.5 goals is 1.33.

Prediction

• Philadelphia are the clear favourites for this clash, and it's true that Ryan Richter's men look sharp at both ends of the field having won each of their last two at home, but we're going for the draw here.
• The Union still play a high-risk system that is built on winning the ball high up the field and attacking in transition, which can work well, but Orlando have the structure to punish them.
• This is a clash of styles between two teams that will try to control the tempo of the game, but we're backing Orlando to do just enough to prevent another away defeat against their rivals on Saturday.