Overview

• Both clubs have already secured playoff berths, yet Orlando holds a two-point edge over Columbus in a tight race to avoid the East wild-card game.
• The Crew have won once in five and have conceded 16 goals across their past eight league matches, highlighting persistent defensive problems.
• Coach Wilfried Nancy said Diego Rossi is questionable after a right hamstring injury kept him out of three games, though he has five goals in five appearances against Orlando.
• Orlando enters on a three-game home winning streak and has recently earned late results through stoppage-time goals by Duncan McGuire and Alex Freeman.
• Orlando won the previous meeting 3-1 in July, and BetMGM lists the hosts as slight favorites for the rematch (Orlando -103, Columbus +237, Draw +278).