Real Salt Lake and Orlando City lock horns at America First Field in MLS this weekend. The home team is on a six-game unbeaten run, while the away side has suffered just one loss since May.
With both MLS teams in fine form, this promises to be an entertaining matchup in Utah. Read on for the Real Salt Lake vs Orlando City prediction and pick.
Real Salt Lake vs. Orlando City Information
Real Salt Lake vs Orlando City
Location of the game: America First Field, Sandy, Utah.
Date & Time: Saturday, July 8. 9:30 PM ET.
How to watch: MLS Pass on Apple TV
Recent Scores
This will be the first meeting between the clubs since February 2020. They played out a goalless draw in Orlando, Florida in that one.
The last fixture between the pair in Utah went Real Salt Lake’s way in April 2019. Goals from Sam Johnson and Damir Kreilach gave Claret and Cobalt a 2-1 home win. Read on for the Real Salt Lake vs Orlando City prediction for this game.
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is in great form right now. Last weekend, they picked up a narrow away win in Toronto. Anderson Julio hit the only goal in stoppage time at the end of the match.
Orlando City
Orlando City is also in fine form. The Lions hammered Toronto on home soil in midweek, with Cesar Araujo, Duncan McGuire, Dagur Dan Thorhallsson, and Ercan Kara netting in a 4-0 home victory.
Real Salt Lake vs. Orlando City Betting Preview
Real Salt Lake Preview
Salt Lake is flying high in the Western Conference MLS standings right now. St. Louis City leads the way on 35 points, but Claret and Cobalt are just five points behind in fourth.
After 21 games on the MLS schedule, Real Salt Lake has won eight, tied six, and lost seven. They have recovered from a terrible start to the season and are now undefeated in six matches.
Since a narrow 3-2 home reverse to LA Galaxy at the start of June, Pablo Mastroeni’s men have gone on to win four and draw two of the following six. Can they extend that run this weekend? The MLS picks, and the Real Salt Lake vs Orlando City prediction is coming up.
Orlando City Preview
Orlando City sits sixth in the Eastern Conference after a patchy 2023 MLS season so far. They have won nine, lost five, and drawn seven of 21 games.
City has been tough to beat of late, losing just one league fixture since May. They have won the last two, beating Chicago Fire 3-1 and Toronto 4-0. Orlando is hoping to stretch their undefeated run to five fixtures this weekend.
Can the Florida club leave Utah with a positive result? Below are the latest MLS odds and top picks.
Odds Breakdown
In-form Real Salt Lake is the slight favorite to take maximum points from this MLS match. You can get MLS odds of +105 for the home victory.
Orlando heads to Utah in full confidence after a solid run of form, and the away win is available at the generous price of +240. The draw is priced at +275.
Real Salt Lake vs. Orlando City Pick and Prediction
Both sides are looking for maximum points in this one, and the matchup at America First Field could go either way.
It could be worth backing the draw, and there is great value in +600 for the 1-1 tie. The draw and under 2.5 goals is also looking good at +400.
- Final Score Prediction: Real Salt Lake 1-1 Orlando City (+600)
- Pick: Draw and Under 2.5 Goals (+400)
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