This will be the first meeting between the Galaxy and Orlando since May 2019. The home side won each of the first four meetings (2 each) before the Galaxy won, 1-0, at Exploria Stadium in the last meeting.
The Galaxy opened their season with a 1-0 home win over New York City FC, their fourth straight home win over Eastern Conference opposition. The Galaxy have won eight of their last 10 at home against Eastern foes (L2), last losing to New England in June 2019.
Orlando City has won only one of its last 14 away matches against Western Conference foes (D3 L10) dating back to June 2018, a 2-1 win at Sporting Kansas City in September 2020. Orlando has never won in California, losing four times, and drawing twice in six games at San Jose, the Galaxy and LAFC.
Raheem Edwards has recorded an assist in each of his first three games with the Galaxy becoming the fourth player in the last 20 seasons to record an assist in each of his first three games with a new team (A. Pozuelo, G. dos Santos, D. Chiumiento). The last player to record an assist in his first four games with a new team was Andy Williams with Columbus in 1998 (7 straight).
Orlando City held 69.5 percent possession in its loss to Cincinnati on Saturday, the second highest possession figure in the team’s MLS history (72.3% vs Vancouver in 2018). The Lions have won only five of the 21 matches in which it held 60 percent or more of the ball in the club’s MLS history.
