The summer months have not been kind to Orlando City in its MLS tenure, with July and August being the worst historically. This year, you could compound that even further due to a slightly more compacted MLS schedule and a deep run into the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
Still, despite the crowded fixture schedule, Orlando City had its best August in the team’s MLS era at 2-2-2 and eight points. Previously, the Lions’ best months of August were in 2015 (1-3-2, 5 points) and 2016 (1-2-2, 5 points). It was also Orlando’s second-best July, with a 1-3-2 record and five points, eclipsed only by July of 2016, when the club went 1-2-3 for six points.