Welcome to your match thread and preview for a Saturday evening match-up between Orlando City and New York City FC at Exploria Stadium (6 p.m., ESPN) . This will be the first of two scheduled meetings between the Lions (1W-0L-2D, 5 points) and Pigeons (2-1-0, 6 points) this season, with the return fixture at Yankee Stadium set for July 25.
These two teams know each other well, having met three times last year (including that playoff game), 16 times in the regular season, and 18 times overall in competitive play, plus a few preseason matches as well.