Orlando City 1-0 San Diego: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Saturday 5 September 2026 · Exploria Stadium, Orlando · referee J. Dickerson · full time
Full time: Orlando City 1-0 San Diego
Orlando City beat San Diego 1-0 in MLS on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Exploria Stadium. The goals: Antoine Griezmann 28'.
How Orlando City won it
Antoine Griezmann put Orlando City ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Justin Ellis.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, J. Dickerson, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to Orlando City and 2 to San Diego.
Orlando City: M. Perelman, 4-4-2 · San Diego: M. Varas, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.37 for Orlando City and 1.98 for San Diego.
San Diego left about 2.0 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
San Diego created the better chances, 1.98 xG to 0.37, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Orlando City had 5 shots on target, San Diego 2.
San Diego had 53% of the ball, but Orlando City took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Orlando City came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.57 expected goals for and 1.96 against, and had won 39% of their matches.
San Diego came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.68 expected goals for and 1.46 against, and had won 26% of their matches.
Orlando City vs San Diego: the match in numbers
| Orlando City | Match statistics | San Diego |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 0.37 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.98 |
| 15 | Total shots | 7 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 5 | Big chances | 2 |
| 478 | Total passes | 557 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 91% |
| 6 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City), rated 7.7 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Orlando City
- Antoine Griezmann 7.7 1 goal
- Griffin Dorsey 7.4
- Maxime Crépeau 7.2
- David Brekalo 7.2
- Justin Ellis 7.1 1 assist
San Diego
- Manu Duah 7.4
- Aníbal Godoy 7.2
- Kieran Sargeant 7.1
- Ian Murphy 7.0
- Gabriel Pirani 7.0
The lowest-rated starter was Onni Valakari at 6.4. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Orlando City: Chicago Fire vs Orlando City Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- San Diego: Vancouver Whitecaps vs San Diego Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Orlando City vs San Diego
What was the score in Orlando City vs San Diego?
Orlando City 1-0 San Diego (half-time 1-0), MLS, Saturday 5 September 2026.
Who scored in Orlando City vs San Diego?
Antoine Griezmann 28'.
Did Moneyball predict Orlando City vs San Diego correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Orlando City vs San Diego?
Antoine Griezmann, rated 7.7 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Orlando City vs San Diego?
J. Dickerson.
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