- Team form: Orlando City SC have won two and lost three of their last five games.
- Recent form: Columbus Crew have won three of their last five and are on a three-game winning streak.
- Home record: Orlando have won seven, drawn two and lost four at home in MLS 2026 this season.
Styles clash in Orlando
These two teams are both struggling in the MLS 2026 season, with Orlando City 16th with 34 points from 27 games and Columbus Crew 25th with 29 from as many.
Orlando come into this game as narrow 2.12 favorites, with Columbus priced at 2.9 and the draw available at 3.95.
The Lions have won just two and lost three of their last five MLS games, following up a three-game losing run in MLS with defeats to New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union after a 2-1 US Open Cup defeat to Columbus.
Lively clash expected
Form and recent results
The Crew have three wins from their last five and are on a three-match winning streak, so they will be confident of taking something from this game. They beat Orlando 2-1 in the US Open Cup and followed it up with two more MLS 2026 wins against CF Montreal and Inter Miami CF.
Styles and betting
The styles of these two clubs should make for a lively contest. Martin Perelman's Orlando side are set up in a fluid, high-pressing structure that likes to press and leans on quick transitions, while Laurent Courtois has gone more for a possession-based approach with The Crew, who like to build up the ball from the back and press back in numbers when they lose the ball.
That should ensure we get goals and both teams to score here, with over 2.5 at 1.4 and BTTS Yes at 1.36 looking solid bets.
Ojeda still a threat for Lions
Columbus have been leaky on the road, conceding 27 times in 13 trips, and Orlando have scored 1.77 goals per game at home, conceding 1.31 in return. So we should see a tight but open game at Inter&Co Stadium.
Backing over 2.5 goals seems the best play as these teams will leave spaces for each other, but Columbus are in better form and have the edge from their recent head-to-head record so take them to secure a point.
- Orlando still have the attacking spark of Martin Ojeda, who has scored 13 goals in 21 MLS 2026 games for the Lions, while Ivan Angulo has also heated up for Orlando, scoring four in his last five as the home team have scored 11 in that stretch.
- Diego Rossi remains the main threat for Columbus, with the Costa Rican scoring six times in 15 MLS 2026 appearances for the crew.
