58% possession
The Lions had 58% possession against the team that led MLS in possession last season. Orlando also had 1.9 xG in the game compared to just 1.17 xG for New York.
One Assist for Dom Dwyer
The Lions’ striker notched an assist on Tesho Akindele's tying goal on Saturday. Dwyer scored 13 goals last season but did not record a single assist. It was his first helper in a game since September 27, 2017 in a 6-1 win against New England. Dwyer had gone 29 appearances without an assist before Saturday.
Eight Debuts
Tesho Akindele, Sebas Mendez, Danilo Acosta, Kyle Smith, Kamal Miller, Alex De John, Brian Rowe, and Nani all made their competitive debuts for Orlando City. Kamal Miller was also making his professional debut. De John, Mendez, Smith, and Nani were all making their MLS debuts. All but Smith were playing professional soccer in the United States for the first time.
First Away Games
Orlando City are 2-2-0 all-time in their first away game of the season. Orlando won their first away game in 2015 (1-0 at Houston, OG by HOU GK Tyler Deric) and 2016 (1-0 at NYCFC, Cyle Larin 7’ goal).
40th Dub
City’s next MLS win will be its 40th all-time.
Two Hundred
City is 1 goal away from its 200th all-time goal across all competitions. City has scored 185 in MLS and 14 in the US Open Cup.
One Assist Away for Sacha
Sacha Kljestan is 1 assist away from tying Cobi Jones for 8th in MLS history with 91. Jones played 64 more MLS games than Kljestan has to date (306 to 242). Kljestan is the active career assist leader in MLS.
