Orlando City vs. LA Galaxy: How to Watch, Live Stream, TV Listings, Open Thread and More

Welcome to your open thread for today’s first ever match-up between Orlando City SC and the defending MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy.

You know the drill by now. Orlando City (2-5-3, 9 points) is still looking for its first home victory. The Lions are not getting results even when they play well, having gone winless in four straight, with three losses. At home, Orlando City is just 0-3-2.

What you may not know is that the Galaxy (3-3-5, 14 points) have yet to win a road match this season (0-3-3) and are also on a four-game winless streak (0-1-3). Both teams sit in seventh place in their respective conferences.

Orlando City isn’t the only team to be hit by injuries. LA star Robbie Keane has been sidelined with a knock. The Galaxy will also be without defender Dan Gargan who is suspended for yellow card accumulation. Speaking of which, let’s hope Brek Shea doesn’t get one today. If he does, he’ll have to miss the next match. If he stays out of the book, he can get one yellow card rescinded with one more card-free game at San Jose.

This is Orlando's third game in 10 days, so there may be some weary legs. It takes its toll on us too, as we haven't been able to squeeze in all of our usual content for so many opponents with the crowded fixture schedule. Still, we've got some required reading for you:

• Andrew Marcinko’s match preview should get you ready for kickoff
• Orlando City striker Martin Paterson should finally be in the 18 today. Will he play?
• The Lions have a new trialist who could help fill in during Kevin Molino’s absence.

Official Lineups:

Orlando City (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Tally Hall

Defenders: Luke Boden, Sean St. Ledger, Seb Hines, Rafael Ramos

Defensive Midfielders: Darwin Ceren, Cristian Higuita

Attacking Midfielders: Brek Shea, Kaká, Eric Avila

Forward: Cyle Larin

Bench: Donovan Ricketts, Tyler Turner, Harrison Heath, Danny Mwanga, Amobi Okugo, Carlos Rivas, Martin Paterson

LA Galaxy (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Jaime Penedo

Defenders: Baggio Husidic, Tommy Meyer, Leonardo, A.J. DeLaGarza

Midfielders: Gyase Zardes, Juninho, Mika Vayrynen, Stefan Ishizaki

Forwards: Bradford Jamieson, Ignacio Maganto

Bench: Brian Rowe, Omar Gonzalez, Jose Villareal, Alan Gordon, Sebastian Lletget, Rafael Garcia, Oscar Sorto

How to Watch:

Match time: 5 p.m. (ET)

Venue: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL

TV: Nationally on ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes

Radio: 104.1 FM Real Radio (English), La Grande 1030 AM (Spanish)

Streaming: WatchESPN

Twitter: For rapid reaction and live updates, follow along at @TheManeLand, as well as Orlando City’s official Twitter feed (@OrlandoCitySC).

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