Verified Friday, November 6, 2026, at 7:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−05:00), or 12:49 p.m. UTC. Orlando City has already clinched its seventh consecutive Audi MLS Cup Playoffs berth, but Saturday’s Decision Day meeting with the New England Revolution will determine whether the Lions can improve their Eastern Conference seed. Orlando enters ninth with 43 points; a win could lift it to eighth or, with help from other results, seventh and a direct place in Round One. New England is also playing for seeding, with second place still in reach.
The match is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando. Kickoff is listed for 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Daylight saving time in the United States ended on November 1, so Orlando will be on Eastern Standard Time (UTC−05:00) on matchday: 4:00 p.m. there is 9:00 p.m. UTC on November 7. The game is available on Apple TV, and Orlando’s club calendar identifies the occasion as Fan Appreciation Night.
Orlando City hosts the New England Revolution on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The corresponding UTC time is 9:00 p.m. UTC on November 7; the date does not change in the conversion. MLS schedules Eastern Conference Decision Day matches simultaneously, and the league lists Apple TV as the viewing destination. Orlando’s schedule and the official MLS fixture listing provide the match details. The conversion follows the 2026 U.S. daylight-saving calendar published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which says daylight saving time ended November 1.
The match is also Orlando’s Fan Appreciation Night. The club’s promotional calendar describes giveaways, prizes and in-stadium celebrations for supporters. Those activities add a home-fan angle to the regular-season finale, but the standings remain the central story: both teams have meaningful seeding outcomes to settle.
Orlando’s postseason place is secure, but its route is not. The club enters Decision Day ninth in the East with 43 points after a 12-14-7 regular-season record. A win would take the Lions to 46 points. The top seven teams advance directly to the Round One best-of-three series; eighth and ninth place must play a single-elimination Wild Card match.
According to Orlando City’s Decision Day preview, seventh place is possible if Orlando beats New England, FC Cincinnati loses to Nashville, and Columbus either loses or draws at Chicago. That combination would move Orlando directly into Round One and remove the Wild Card game from its schedule. If the Lions win and Columbus fails to win, Orlando is assured of at least eighth place and would host a Wild Card match. A draw or defeat leaves Orlando ninth and on the road for that elimination game.
These scenarios make the simultaneous Eastern Conference games relevant to Orlando supporters. The Lions can control only their own result; Cincinnati’s and Columbus’s outcomes determine how much a win changes the bracket. The club has qualified for the playoffs for a seventh straight season, so Saturday’s task is improving position rather than securing the berth itself. See the club’s full playoff scenarios and match preview.
The Revolution arrive third in the Eastern Conference with 58 points, one behind Inter Miami CF. Both teams have secured the second and third seeds, and the remaining question is which one finishes second. New England needs a better result than Miami on Saturday to claim that spot. The Revs host Orlando while Miami faces Charlotte, so both games can affect the order at the top of the East.
New England’s recent run was interrupted by a 2-1 home loss to Miami, which ended a four-match winning streak. Orlando’s latest official preview notes that the Revolution had beaten Cincinnati, Chicago, Philadelphia and the New York Red Bulls during that run. The matchup also recalls the teams’ September 19 meeting: Orlando drew level late, but New England scored twice in stoppage time to win 4-2. Carles Gil and Peyton Miller each scored twice in that game, giving Orlando a clear recent example of the visitors’ threat in transition and late phases.
The MLS Decision Day guide also points to Antoine Griezmann’s impact since joining Orlando midseason. The forward has produced 14 goals and eight assists in 17 appearances, according to the league’s preview. Martín Ojeda is another important attacking reference for the Lions; his penalty helped make the September meeting 2-2 before New England’s late goals. Those figures and the previous result frame the matchup, but neither determines Saturday’s lineup or result.
The MLS player-availability report, marked as updated through Matchday 34 when checked Friday morning, lists Orlando defenders Griffin Dorsey (back) and Robin Jansson (foot), plus forward Tyrese Spicer (foot), as out. For New England, the same report lists Leo Campana (lower body) and Jack Harrison (quad) as out, with Alhassan Yusuf (hamstring) questionable. Availability can change before kickoff, and the report is not a confirmed starting lineup; check the league’s latest player-availability report for updates.
Orlando’s recent form is another part of its team news. The Lions are winless in their last three league matches: draws against New York City FC and Chicago Fire FC, followed by a 4-0 loss at Charlotte. The Charlotte match report records that Orlando clinched its playoff place despite the defeat. New England’s official matchday guide confirms the venue, kickoff and Apple TV coverage, while the league’s availability sheet is the source for the listed player statuses.
Under the Audi 2026 MLS Cup Playoffs format, seeds one through seven in each conference enter the best-of-three Round One series directly. Seeds eight and nine meet in a one-game Wild Card match on Wednesday, November 19; the higher seed hosts, and the winner advances to face the conference’s top seed. For Orlando, finishing seventh would mean skipping that knockout step, while eighth would provide home-field advantage in it.
New England’s seed also affects its opening opponent and home-field sequence. The Revolution are already assured of finishing second or third, according to Orlando’s preview. Their match against the Lions is therefore both a test of playoff readiness and a final chance to secure the higher position. MLS says the 2026 postseason begins with the Wild Card matches on November 19, followed by Round One from November 20 through December 2.
At the time of this check, the match had not kicked off and no score was available. The main confirmed facts are the playoff berth for Orlando, the teams’ current seeding scenarios, the scheduled 4:00 p.m. EST start and the reported availability designations. The final table will depend on Saturday’s results across the conference, and the starting XIs should be checked closer to kickoff.
Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. EST (UTC−05:00) in Orlando, or 9:00 p.m. UTC.
Yes. Orlando has secured its seventh consecutive playoff berth; Decision Day will determine its seed and whether it hosts or travels for a Wild Card match, or advances directly to Round One.
The Revolution need a better Decision Day result than Inter Miami. New England is one point behind Miami entering the finale.
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