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Orlando City v Charlotte : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 23rd Apr, 00:30 BST, Exploria Stadium, Orlando

Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez welcomes Dean Smith to the Exploria Stadium on Thursday morning, as their Orlando City and Charlotte sides clash in the Major League Soccer. Major League Soccer stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head performance included too. It's all on this page, with data visualisations and odds from leading bookmakers available for the biggest betting markets via the tabs.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

Here we have a pair of impressive, attacking teams going head-to-head and, as such, we are predicting both of them to score at least 1 goal during the 90 minutes. Can respective managers Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez or Dean Smith find a tactical plan to top their opponent? Latest form stats and historical head-to-heads, as well as the latest odds from the bookmakers, show that doesn't seem likely.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Orlando are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Orlando
33%
3.00
9%
2.88
5%
Draw
23%
4.103.50
Charlotte
43%
2.10
11%
2.10
4%
Draw 1-1
10%
8.00
7%
7.00
Charlotte 2-1
9%
9.00
9%
8.50
Orlando 2-1
8%
11.00
5%
10.00
6%
Charlotte 1-0
7%
11.0010.00
Draw 2-2
7%
12.00
8%
10.00
Charlotte 2-0
6%
13.00
12%
11.00
13%
Orlando 1-0
6%
13.00
9%
11.00
5%
Charlotte 3-1
5%
15.00
10%
13.00
12%
Orlando 2-0
4%
17.00
15%
15.00
Draw 0-0
4%
17.00
13%
15.00
Charlotte 3-2
4%
21.00
9%
17.00
Orlando 3-1
4%
21.0017.00
Charlotte 3-0
3%
21.00
10%
17.00
Orlando 3-2
3%
23.0019.00
Charlotte 4-1
2%
29.0023.00
15%
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
1.57
3%
1.55
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
2.35
4%
2.30
Home 1st Goal
48%
2.05
6%
2.10
1%
Away 1st Goal
51%
1.73
7%
1.80
5%
No 1st Goal
2%
17.00
13%
15.00
BTTS - Yes
64%
1.53
2%
1.50
BTTS - No
36%
2.38
5%
2.45
3%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4.754.80
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.504.20
BTTS - Away Win
25%
3.60
13%
3.50
6%
Home/draw
57%
1.67
7%
1.67
3%
Away/draw
67%
1.36
6%
1.36
3%
Home/away
77%
1.221.29
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1.17
1%
1.17
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
5.00
11%
4.60
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
2.38
5%
2.38
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
1.53
2%
1.53
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
4.33
4%
4.20
2%
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1.20
2%
1.20
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
9.00
10%
8.00
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1.07
1%
1.07
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.031.02
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
17.00
13%
15.00
Home DNB
50%
2.20
10%
2.20
5%
Away DNB
60%
1.62
13%
1.60
5%
Orlando win to nil
14%
6.50
22%
-
Charlotte win to nil
19%
4.33
8%
-
Orlando / Orlando
18%
4.75
11%
4.60
6%
Orlando / Charlotte
4%
21.00
12%
19.00
Orlando / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Orlando
12%
7.50
8%
7.50
8%
Draw / Charlotte
14%
6.00
7%
5.75
7%
Draw / Draw
13%
6.50
8%
6.00
Charlotte / Orlando
4%
26.00
10%
26.00
Charlotte / Charlotte
24%
3.40
11%
3.30
3%
Charlotte / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Win / draw / win form
Orlando 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
48
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Charlotte 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Orlando have not lost to Charlotte in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Orlando since 2022
Orlando
Charlotte
Goals: Scored
11
5
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
ORL
4
D
1
CHA
1
League games at Charlotte since 2022
Charlotte
Orlando
Goals: Scored
6
7
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
ORL
1
D
4
Goal Statistics

Charlotte's fans will be hoping for goals on Thursday morning, not least because Orlando City have conceded in each of their last 25 Major League Soccer outings. A PG of 1.7 for D. Smith's side suggests that run should continue.

Orlando 15th Charlotte 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Orlando will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Charlotte will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Orlando’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Charlotte have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
Orlando
PG (predicted goals)
Charlotte
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
ORL
CHA
41%
better
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Games scored4
6
Failed to score4
2
Scored first3
4
Goals scored6
15
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.9
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal10
5
Conversion rate for10
22
Avg. XG for1
1.6
KickOff rating
+41%
Defence rating
ORL
CHA
47%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
7
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first5
3
Goals conceded25
10
Avg. goals conceded3.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded13
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
10
Conversion rate against24%
10%
Avg. XG against2
1.5
KickOff rating
+47%

Orlando v Charlotte Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Orlando Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8222
B RodríguezM OjedaI AnguloIago
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Crépeau  GLK7
1
Z. Taifi DEF61
-
Iago DEF7
2
-
R Jansson DEF2
-
A Marín DEF6
1
-
I Angulo MID82
1
-
L. de Aquino MID4
-
B Rodríguez MID8
1
-
T. Souza de Jesus Carvalho MID711
-
M Ojeda FWD82
-
J. Ellis FWD1
-
Subs
J Otero GLK2
-
N. Miller DEF5
2
-
T. Reid-Brown DEF5
1
-
C. Guske MID5
1
1
I. Gómez MID
-
H. Sarajian FWD1
-
Y. Tsukada FWD2
-
G. Caraballo Delgado FWD
-
B. Rhein Goncalves FWD
-
Charlotte Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8435
K KahlinaP BielP BielW Zaha
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Kahlina GLK8
2
-
N Byrne DEF8
1
-
M. Agyemang DEF7
2
-
A Privett DEF3
2
-
H Toffolo DEF82
1
-
A Westwood  MID81
2
-
L Torre MID71
-
R. Aloko MID2
-
P Biel MID843
-
W Zaha MID722
5
-
Idan Toklomati FWD831
1
-
Subs
T Miller GLK
-
D Schnegg DEF21
-
J. Neeley DEF
-
B Bronico MID7
1
-
D Diani MID7
2
-
A. Goodwin FWD63
-
L Abada FWD62
1
-
K Vargas FWD82
-
T. Smalls FWD4
-
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