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Keys to the Match | Soccer in the Sunshine

New York City FC continue their 2021 MLS campaign with a trip to Exploria Stadium to face Orlando City SC.

Here’s the Keys to the Match, presented by Tri-State Ford…

Apply Some Pressure

Orlando City SC are having a somewhat difficult season in the striker position. The future of Daryl Dike is unclear as he continues to perform well in England with Barnsley, while new signing Alexandre Pato will miss several weeks due to injury.

That means Tesho Akindele is again set to lead the line for Orlando on Saturday. The 29-year-old has a solid 1 goal in 3 games regular season record, but more importantly for Óscar Pareja, he is very good at pressing.