MLS Match Preview: New England Revolution (18-11-4) vs. Orlando City SC (12-14-7)

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Inter&Co Stadium (also referred to as Inter.co Stadium) in Orlando, Florida.

Kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET.

The match streams live on Apple TV (MLS Season Pass).

This Eastern Conference clash closes the regular season, with New England (around 58 points, second in the East) jockeying for seeding/home advantage in the playoffs, while Orlando (around 43 points, eighth/ninth) is already playoff-bound but fighting for better positioning and to avoid a wild-card scenario.

Venue and Weather

Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, FL (soccer-specific venue, capacity ~25,500). Forecast for Saturday: Sunny to mostly sunny, highs around 81–82°F (27°C), lows in the low-to-mid 60s°F, light north/northwest winds 5–10 mph, low precipitation chance (~10% or less). Pleasant late-fall Florida conditions ideal for an open, attacking game.

Current Records and Context

New England Revolution: 18-11-4 (~58 points), strong second in the Eastern Conference under head coach Marko Mitrović. Excellent conference record and strong when scoring multiple goals. Recent form includes a home loss to Inter Miami but prior wins, including a 4-2 thrashing of Orlando earlier this season.

Orlando City SC: 12-14-7 (~43 points), mid-to-lower playoff range in the East with a negative goal difference (around -16). High-scoring attack but leaky defense (conceding heavily). Clinched a playoff spot but coming off a heavy 4-0 loss at Charlotte.

This is the second 2026 meeting; New England won the first 4-2 at Gillette Stadium in September.

Recent Form

New England: Solid overall with a strong stretch of results before a recent 2-1 home defeat to Inter Miami. Key contributors include Carles Gil (creative force with double-digit goals/assists and high chance creation), Dor Turgeman (prolific scorer, ~12 goals), and Peyton Miller. Attack-minded and capable of high-scoring outputs.

Orlando City: Inconsistent, with a recent 4-0 thrashing at Charlotte highlighting defensive issues. Martín Ojeda (~16 goals) and Antoine Griezmann (strong recent scoring form) lead a potent attack that can trade blows. Home form has been mixed but the side remains dangerous going forward.

Injury Reports

Orlando City: Griffin Dorsey (back/out), Robin Jansson (foot/out), Tyrese Spicer (foot/out); Iago Teodoro (yellow-card accumulation/suspended in some reports). Defense is depleted.

New England Revolution: Leonardo Campana (lower body/out), Jack Harrison (quad/out); Alhassan Yusuf (hamstring, questionable or recently returned in some reports). Core attacking and midfield options otherwise available.

Current Rosters / Expected Key Players and Predicted Lineups

Orlando City SC (often 4-4-2 or similar under interim/coach influence): Goalkeepers Maxime Crépeau, Javier Otero; defenders David Brekalo, Robin Jansson (out), Iago Teodoro (status), Vinícius Nogueira, Zakaria Taifi, Griffin Dorsey (out); midfielders Braian Ojeda, Wilder Cartagena, Luis Otávio, Eduard Atuesta, Iván Angulo; attackers Martín Ojeda, Antoine Griezmann, Marco Pašalić, Tyrese Spicer (out).
Predicted elements often feature Crépeau; Nogueira/Brekalo/Cartagena/Taifi; Angulo/Ojeda (B.)/Otávio/Pašalić; Martín Ojeda, Griezmann.

New England Revolution (flexible 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 under Mitrović): Goalkeepers Matt Turner, others; defenders Will Sands, Ethan Kohler, Joshua Wynder, Mamadou Fofana, Ilay Feingold, Peyton Miller; midfielders Carles Gil, Matt Polster, Brooklyn Raines, Dániel Gazdag; attackers Dor Turgeman, Luca Langoni, others.
Predicted elements often feature Turner; Sands/Kohler/Wynder/Feingold or Miller; Polster/Raines; Miller/Gil/Gazdag; Turgeman.

Key Player vs. Player Matchups

Martín Ojeda / Antoine Griezmann (Orlando) vs. New England back line (Kohler, Wynder, Sands) and Turner: Ojeda’s finishing and Griezmann’s movement/creativity test a solid but tested Revs defense. High volume of chances expected.

Carles Gil / Dor Turgeman / Peyton Miller (New England) vs. Orlando’s depleted defense (Brekalo + fillers): Gil’s vision and set-piece quality, combined with Turgeman’s clinical finishing and Miller’s dynamism, exploit Orlando’s absences (Jansson, Dorsey).

Midfield control (Raines/Polster vs. Braian Ojeda/Cartagena/Angulo) and transitions will decide tempo. Both sides favor attacking play, pointing to an open contest.

Series History

Overall series is competitive (roughly even or slight edge to one side depending on era; New England holds a solid recent mark including the 4-2 home win in September 2026). At Inter&Co Stadium, results have been mixed with draws and high-scoring affairs common (e.g., prior 3-3). Goals are frequent in the matchup (often over 2.5).

Betting Trends

Trends favor goals given both teams’ attacking outputs and Orlando’s defensive vulnerabilities. New England performs strongly when scoring 2+; Orlando can score in bunches at home.

MATCH ODDS

New England Revolution              + 220

Orlando City SC                – 104

Draw                                     + 340

Over 3.5 – 119                   Under 3.5 – 107

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 6, 2026

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