Eastern Conference foes clash when the Columbus Crew<\/a> host Orlando City<\/a> for Matchday 7’s Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Record<\/strong><\/p>\n What to know<\/strong><\/p>\n Columbus earned their first win under head coach Henrik Rydstr\u00f6m last weekend, cruising to a 3-1 victory<\/a> at Atlanta United<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wessam Abou Ali<\/a> netted a second-half brace, and\u00a0USMNT<\/a> defender Max Arfsten<\/a> tallied 1g\/1a in the road match.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Those three points will go a long way for Rydstr\u00f6m, who was hired during the offseason after Wilfried Nancy departed to lead Scottish powerhouse Celtic FC.<\/p>\n Should Columbus reach a two-game winning streak, it’d mark their first triumph at home under Rydstr\u00f6m. Previously, they settled for a\u00a00-0 draw<\/a> with Chicago Fire FC<\/a> and suffered a 1-0 loss<\/a> against Nashville SC<\/a>.<\/p>\n Who to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n Predicted XI<\/strong><\/p>\n How does that saying go again? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Record<\/strong><\/p>\n What to know<\/strong><\/p>\n Orlando are chasing a turnaround after losing their last three road matches by a combined 16-0 score.<\/p>\n That first defeat, a 5-0 setback<\/a> at New York City<\/a> FC in early March, preceded the club mutually parting ways with head coach\u00a0Oscar Pareja<\/a> and naming Mart\u00edn Perelman as interim head coach.<\/p>\n While the Lions rebounded in Perelman’s first match in charge, earning a 2-1 win<\/a> over CF Montr\u00e9al<\/a>, they’ve since suffered a 5-0 loss<\/a> at Nashville SC<\/a> before the March international break and a 6-0 defeat<\/a> at LAFC<\/a> last weekend.<\/p>\n Did those Nashville and LAFC results come against early Supporters’ Shield contenders? Yes. But Orlando have conceded a league-high 23 goals, putting them on pace to smash the MLS single-season record for goals against.<\/p>\n Looming over all this is\u00a0Antoine Griezmann<\/a>‘s July arrival from LaLiga side Atl\u00e9tico Madrid. Significant improvements are needed before the French legend formally joins their attack.<\/p>\n Who to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n Predicted XI<\/strong><\/p>\n Is Griffin Dorsey<\/a> (lower back) healthy enough to return to the starting XI? What about Robin Jansson<\/a> (foot)? Those defenders would give the Lions a major boost.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Few strikers in MLS are in better form than Columbus’ Wessam Abou Ali. He faces an Orlando defense that had no answers for LAFC’s Denis Bouanga<\/a> and Son Heung-Min<\/a> last weekend. Does another Abou Ali brace (or even a hat trick) await on Matchday 7?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n How to watch & stream<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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