Orlando City has won six of its last seven meetings with Columbus in MLS play (L1) including a 2-0 victory on April 16. The Lions have won four straight home games against the Crew, their longest home winning streak against any opponent in the club’s MLS history.
Orlando City’s 4-1 loss to Inter Miami on Wednesday was the fifth time this season its allowed at least four goals in a match, tied for most such games in MLS in 2022 (w/Cin, Tor). It equals the most games Orlando has allowed four or more games in a season in the club’s MLS history, also doing so five times in 2018.
Columbus conceded a 94th minute equalizer against Charlotte n Wednesday in a 2-2 draw. The Crew have dropped 11 points in the 90th minute or later this season, three more than any other team has in a single regular season in MLS history.
None of Orlando’s City’s 16 home matches this season has ended in a draw (W8 L8). Since the breakaway shootout was abolished in 2000, only one team, New England in 2002, has gone a full regular season without a home draw (excluding shortened 2020 season).
Lucas Zelerayan scored the opening goal on a 56.1 yard free kick in the first half. It was the longest direct free-kick goal in MLS since at least 2010 and the fourth-longest goal overall in that time.
