Orlando City (4-2-5, 17 points) vs New England Revolution (5-4-1, 16 points)
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Inter&Co Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
TV: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV (subscription required)
Radio: AM 810 Fox Sports Radio, (English), Mega 97.1 (Spanish)
Here are five storylines to watch on Saturday as the Lions host the Revs at Inter&Co Stadium:
Reviewing the Revs
The last time Orlando City SC and the New England Revolution met in competitive action was on September 14 of last season at Inter&Co Stadium. The Lions took the match via a 3-0 scoreline, seeing goals from the Club’s all-time leading goal scorer Facundo Torres, defender Rafael Santos and forward Duncan McGuire. The Lions also swept the regular-season series against the Revs in 2024, claiming the road leg at Gillette Stadium in July via a Facundo Torres brace and Ramiro Enrique strike for a 3-1 final and a 6-1 aggregate scoreline across the two meetings in the 2024 campaign.
Moving On
A dominant 5-0 win at the midweek matchup with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup saw the Lions advance past the Round of 32 through goals from Ramiro Enrique, Duncan McGuire, Dagur Dan Thórhallsson and a brace from Gustavo Caraballo, as well as a clean sheet from goalkeeper Javier Otero. Orlando City is now set to host fellow MLS-side Nashville SC at Inter&Co Stadium on Wednesday, May 21, in the Round of 16. Nashville advanced to the Round of 16 via a 1-0 win over USL League One side Chattanooga Red Wolves in the Round of 32.
Time of Your Life
Wednesday night was a historic one for Orlando City SC. Not only did the Lions improve to a perfect 8-0-0 against their historical rivals, the Tampa Bay Rowdies, with a 5-0 win, but they also saw one of their youngest players set a new Club record. Homegrown midfielder Gustavo Caraballo made his first start for the First Team on the night, playing all 90 minutes of the match and also scoring the first two goals of his professional career. A first-half brace, with the goals separated by just two minutes, saw Caraballo become the youngest player in Orlando City history to score a goal at 16 years and 252 days old. The Orlando City Academy product supplanted former Lion Cyle Larin for the title who was 19 years and 360 days old at the time of his first tally for the Lions.
Cleaning Up Even More
Goalkeeper Pedro Gallese has been outstanding for Orlando City in the Club’s last five regular season matches, making 16 saves to keep five consecutive clean sheets. In addition to the last 76 minutes of the 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy, Gallese and the Lions have not conceded a goal in 526 minutes of MLS play, setting new Club records for consecutive minutes and consecutive clean sheets. A shutout this weekend against the New England Revolution would tie Gallese for the most consecutive by a goalkeeper in MLS history at six, bringing him level with Sean Johnson, Tony Meola and Donovan Ricketts.
Centurion
Earning the start in the Lions’ Round of 32 matchup against the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, midfielder and Designated Player Martín Ojeda officially made his 100th appearance across all competitions for Orlando City. Since joining the Club via transfer from Argentina's Godoy Cruz ahead of the 2023 campaign, Ojeda has scored 17 goals and provided 27 assists across all competitions, including four each this year with one helper coming in his 100th appearance. Ojeda has added the second-most assists in Club history, trailing only former Lions’ captain Mauricio Pereyra (47).
Milestone Tracker:
- Duncan McGuire (27) sits fourth on Orlando City’s all-time scoring list and is four goals away from tying former captain Nani (31) across all competitions for third.
- A win or draw would extend the Lions’ current unbeaten streak to 10 matches across all competitions.
