Match Report
Orlando City went into the game 7th in the table on 34 points; Charlotte sat 4th on 43 — a 9-point gap. Orlando City had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Orlando City were scoring 1.77 and conceding 2.31, Charlotte 1.81 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Orlando City 4/15, Charlotte 12/15.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Orlando City, 1 by Charlotte, 3 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting.
Exploria Stadium, capacity 25,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Orlando City: Luis Otávio (21'), Martín Ojeda (49'), Martín Ojeda (61'), I. Gómez (87') · Charlotte: Agyemang Morrison (33')
Key stats
Possession: Orlando City 43% · Charlotte 57% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 2-4