- Standings: Orlando are 22nd in MLS 2026 on 21 points after 19 matches, while RSL are 10th with 27 after 17.
- Scorers: Orlando have a more consistent threat in forward Ojeda, who has 11 MLS 2026 goals in 15 appearances, but Real Salt Lake have seen a goal surge recently, with Solans netting five in the last five.
Lions can roar at Inter&Co Stadium
Orlando City SC should have enough home edge to push past Real Salt Lake, who will arrive in good shape, at Inter&Co Stadium on Saturday. The hosts will be disappointed not to be higher than 22nd in the standings after taking 21 points from their first 19 MLS 2026 matches, but Martin Perelman has certainly made the Lions a more fluid and attack-minded team since he took over.
Real Salt Lake are in stronger recent nick with two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five. The Claret-and-Cobalt are 10th in MLS 2026 with 27 points from 17 games, which looks better on paper than Orlando's record.
- They are coming into this match with two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five, a good run but not a full-on surge that can be sustained over the length of the season.
- Saturday's game follows a 1-1 home draw with FC Cincinnati after a 2-2 away draw with Atletico de San Luis and a 5-3 shootout win over the Mexicans in the Leagues Cup.
Head-to-head edge goes to the Claret-and-Cobalt
Tactics
Pablo Mastroeni has got them playing with a much more structured 3-4-2-1 or 3-5-2 shape that has possession at its heart and uses the width of the wingbacks to supply width to the forwards, while Perelman has made Orlando a higher-tempo side with a press that will disrupt RSL's shape.
Key players
Tyrese Spicer has been in good form, providing three of Orlando's eight goals in the past five games, but the real threat comes from Ojeda, who has been their most consistent source of goals this season.
Prediction and odds
Orlando should win or draw this game because of their home edge and the more explosive nature of their best players. Real Salt Lake can get the better of the head-to-head though with a 4-0 win in MLS 2023 the last result when these teams met and a draw on the double chance market an alternative to the draw.
The odds make Orlando the favorites at 2.44 to RSL's 2.7, which looks very wrong, but there are other angles to explore. Both teams to score is a strong bet here as RSL have scored in their last two games – both home clean-sheet wins – while Orlando's home record this season is 4-2-3 with 16 goals scored in nine games.
