Orlando City won its first two visits to Chicago, both in the team’s inaugural 2015 campaign. Since then, the Fire are unbeaten in five straight home matches against Orlando (W3 D2), scoring at least three goals in all three wins.
Chicago’s scoreless draw with Miami on Saturday extended its league record winless run in season opening matches to 13 (D5 L8). The Fire have won their second match only once since 2013, beating Real Salt Lake, 2-0, in March 2017.
Orlando City has never lost a season opener (W2 D5) with that streak continuing after a 2-0 win over CF Montréal on Sunday. The Lions have opened a season with consecutive wins just once however, beating New York City and Philadelphia to open the 2017 campaign.
Kacper Przybylko has scored six goals against Orlando City in his MLS career, netting three last season and three in 2019. Over the last three seasons, only one other player has scored three times against Orlando in a single season: Adam Buksa for New England in 2021.
Alexandre Pato scored the first goal for Orlando in its win over CF Montréal on Sunday. Pato is the third different Brazilian to score the first goal of a season for Orlando in the team’s eighth year in the league (Kaká in 2015, Stéfano Pinho in 2018).
