Sporting KC vs Orlando City betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Major League Soccer match on August 24th, 2024

Today is betting tip day for the match between Sporting KC vs Orlando City 2024. Although soccer fans are looking more and more at the USA soccer league (Major League Soccer), this is great for bettors, as a constantly growing league represents several good opportunities for online betting.

As we already mentioned, this time, our betting tip goes to the match Sporting KC (Western Conference) vs Orlando City (Eastern Conference) which will take place on August 24th, 2024 at 00:30h (UTC) at Children's Mercy Park.

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Introduction to the Sporting KC vs Orlando City betting tip 2024

One of the first things to consider when making a prediction is the teams' recent history. Given this, we see that in the last five matches the Orlando City have achieved more consistent results than the Sporting KC team.

The latest records between two teams often give us many clues about the possible outcome of the match. In this case, Sporting KC have won 2 times while Orlando City has 3 wins in the last 7 meetings. This recent history can give us an idea about the trend for this upcoming game.

Speaking of history, this is always worth considering when making a betting tip, so for this match, we must mention that Sporting KC has 2 Major League Soccer wins, while the Orlando City has never won the competition.

So by the factor of tradition in the league, we can see that the Sporting KC already shows greater strength.

Details about the Sporting KC

Sporting KC only drew the last match they played. The game against St. Louis City, valid for Major League Soccer, ended with a score of 1-1. In addition, the men of P. Vermes took the field in this last match in the 4-3-3 formation, so it is quite possible that this will be the team's formation for this Sporting KC vs Orlando City 2024 match as well.

The Sporting KC arrive to this game with 24 points on a campaign of 6 wins overall and 14 losses, as well as 6 draws. With this, the team is in 12th place in the Western Conference in this Major League Soccer.

As a result, Sporting KC must do everything to win the match and attempt to move up the standings since their current position is not enough to compete in anything this season.

Sporting KC Numbers

Sporting KC at the end of round -1 in Major League Soccer had 41 goals scored and 52 conceded.

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is William Agade. The Attacker has scored 9 times in the current season and has helped Sporting KC come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Sporting KC featured Player

Even though the team is not one of the leading names in the championship, Erik Thommy has attracted attention. With impressive performances, he's a key player in the Sporting KC squad.

Details about Orlando City

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives for this match after drawing in the previous game. In a match of Major League Soccer, the Orlando City, who played in the 4-2-3-1 formation, faced New York City and the score ended 1-1.

The Orlando City arrive at this Sporting KC vs Orlando City 2024 match with 34 points and in 7th place in the Eastern Conference in the Major League Soccer, having won 9 wins and lost 9 so far, in addition to a total of 7 draws.

Although the Orlando City position guarantees a spot in the first round of the MLS playoffs, the team must improve its ranking to obtain places at continental competitions.

Orlando City records

Currently, in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City sums 39 goals for and a total of 38 goals against, after -1 rounds played.

Responsible for 8 of the team's goals in the competition, the Attacker Facundo Torres Pérez is his top scorer. He has been calling the shots and has already helped the team to get crucial points.

With an average of 1.56 goals scored per game, the team doesn't have one of the best attacks in the championship, but it's also not one of the worst in the competition. This is why the defense must be careful to avoid giving in to bad luck.

One factor to consider is Orlando City average number of shots on goal, only 4.28 per match. So the team tends not to score many goals or be dangerous in goal.

With an away balance of 6 wins, 4 losses, and 3 draws in the Major League Soccer, Orlando City usually leaves little room for opponents to win.

Orlando City featured player

Many of the team's goals in the league should also be credited to the midfielder of Orlando City, M. Lodeiro Benítez. He has been responsible for 6 assists to goals in the competition so far.

Good markets to bet on Sporting KC vs Orlando City

Betting on goals

Both Sporting KC and Orlando City do not have an outstanding offensive record so far in the competition, with an average of 1.58 and 1.56 goals scored, respectively. Therefore, a good alternative for this game is to bet on the under 2.5, since due to the teams' characteristics, there might be few goals in the match. You can do this at Bet365. The odds of 2.2 are pretty attractive.

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