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Orlando City vs Arsenal: Prediction, kick off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results - friendly preview today

Gabriel Jesus has been in good form during the early days of his Arsenal career

(Picture: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Arsenal play the second game of their pre-season tour of the United States against MLS club Orlando City later tonight.

After securing a 2-0 victory over Everton in Baltimore, the Gunners head south to Florida in the hope of maintaining their 100 per cent winning record this summer.

Gabriel Jesus is already proving a valuable asset to Mikel Arteta’s side while Bukayo Saka and William Saliba also impressed in the victory on the weekend.

Orlando are right in the midst of their domestic campaign and will want to build their own momentum ahead of a shot at the play-offs later this year, having lost just once in five games.

Here are all the details ahead of the game...

Date, kick-off time and venue

Orlando City vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 12.30am BST kick-off on Thursday, July 21, 2022.

Exploria Stadium in Orlando will host the match.

Where to watch Orlando City vs Arsenal

TV channel: The match will be not be televised on live TV in the UK.

Live stream: Arsenal will broadcast the friendly via their website with match passes available for £5.99.

Orlando City vs Arsenal team news

Arteta confirmed five inury concerns for Arsenal after the win over Everton.

Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are all dealing with minor issues. Likewise, Emile Smith Rowe is battling a muscle problem.

The Gunners hope Fabio Vieira will be able to begin training in the coming days as he contends with a “slight problem in his bone” having been pictured in a protective boot soon after joining.

Brazilian veteran Alexandre Pato is among Orlando’s star attractions, and it will be interesting to see how much they use the likes of Junior Urso and Facundo Torres during their MLS season.

Orlando City vs Arsenal prediction

The Gunners were impressive against Everton and will be confident of continuing their run of pre-season victories in Florida.

A 2-0 Arsenal win.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

The teams have never faced each other before.

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