August 21st features a match where Charlotte hosts Orlando City in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. 13th placed Charlotte is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Los Angeles FC. Jesus Murillo struck first for Los Angeles FC in the 49th minute, then Jose Cifuentes added another in the 59th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Charlotte couldn’t manage to score, and Los Angeles FC took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while orlando City sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against New York Red Bulls. Facundo Torres Pérez struck first for Orlando City in the 17th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, New York Red Bulls was frustrated by Orlando City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Orlando City ended the match with the shutout victory. Orlando City is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
Orlando City and Charlotte last played eachother at the Orlando City Stadium on Sat Apr 30th. Orlando City won by a score of 2 to 1. Ruan Gregorio Teixeira scored the first goal for Orlando City in the 16th minute, then Facundo Torres Pérez added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Orlando City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mauricio Pereyra and Ocimar de Almeida Junior each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Yordy Reyna has been the most prolific scorer on Charlotte in his last 5 matches with three goals.