Here are five storylines to watch for Saturday’s home match vs Columbus Crew:<\/p>\n
\n Chasing History\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mart\u00edn Ojeda enters Saturday night’s match on the verge of making Orlando City history. The Argentine is currently tied with Facundo Torres atop the Club’s all-time scoring chart with 47 goals across all competitions and can become the Lions’ outright all-time leading goalscorer with his next strike. Ojeda has already set career highs in goals and\u00a0assists\u00a0this season and continues to climb the club’s record books, sitting just three assists shy of Mauricio Pereyra’s all-time club record of 47.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Angulo Eyes Another Milestone\u00a0<\/p>\n
Iv\u00e1n Angulo has been one of the hottest players in Major League Soccer in recent weeks, scoring in four consecutive league matches entering Saturday’s contest. The Colombian can become just the second player in Orlando City history to score in five straight MLS regular season matches, joining Antoine Griezmann, who\u00a0accomplished\u00a0the feat earlier this season. Angulo has found a new level in front of goal down the stretch and will look to keep his scoring streak alive against one of the Eastern Conference’s top sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Lions Shine on International Stage\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several Orlando City players enjoyed standout performances during the recent international window. Homegrown forward Justin Ellis scored in each of his first two starts with the United States Men’s National Team, including a goal just four minutes into his debut against Peru in Orlando before netting the game-winner against Canada. Marco Pa\u0161ali\u0107 scored Croatia’s winning goal against Czechia, while David Brekalo helped Slovenia secure three Nations League victories and concede just once across his\u00a0299 minutes\u00a0of action. Midfielder Wilder Cartagena also made his long-awaited return to Peru’s national team setup, starting all four matches during the international break.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Playoff Pursuit\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the regular season enters its final stretch, Orlando City continues its push toward a seventh consecutive Audi MLS Cup Playoffs appearance. The Lions currently hold the longest active playoff streak in Major League Soccer, having qualified for every postseason since 2020. A seventh straight berth would further cement Orlando City’s place among the league’s most consistent clubs and extend a run that has included\u00a0one\u00a0Eastern Conference Finals appearance and two\u00a0additional\u00a0trips to at least the conference semifinals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Rookie Rising\u00a0<\/p>\n
Forward Harvey Sarajian continues to make the most of his opportunities in his first professional season. Selected by Orlando City with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, the forward recorded an assist in the Lions’ last match to bring his total to three goal contributions on the year. Despite appearing in just nine MLS matches so far this season,\u00a0Sarajian\u00a0has quickly shown his quality in the final third and\u00a0remains\u00a0one of the latest\u00a0youth\u00a0success stories.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n Milestone Tracker\u00a0<\/p>\n
– Mart\u00edn Ojeda needs one goal to\u00a0pass\u00a0Facundo Torres\u2019 club record of 47 across all competitions\u00a0and secure the record outright. Ojeda is also three assists from matching Mauricio Pereyra\u2019s club record of 47.\u00a0<\/p>\n
– Daryl Dike is one goal away from tying former Lion Chris Mueller (22) for ninth on the Club\u2019s all-time scoring charts.<\/p>\n
\n Milestone Tracker<\/p>\n
–\u00a0Mart\u00edn Ojeda needs one goal to tie Facundo Torres\u2019 club record of 47 across all competitions. Ojeda is also three assists from matching Mauricio Pereyra\u2019s club record of 47.<\/p>\n
– Daryl Dike is one goal away from tying former Lion Chris Mueller (22) for ninth on the Club\u2019s all-time scoring charts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are five storylines to watch for Saturday’s home match vs Columbus Crew: Chasing History\u00a0 Mart\u00edn Ojeda enters…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47194,117174,7701,83931,32007,7706,7700,4792,115,139,4786,4788,141,140,166951,9017,9648],"class_list":["post-424195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-antoine-griezmann","tag-daryl-dike","tag-david-brekalo","tag-harvey-sarajian","tag-ivan-angulo","tag-justin-ellis","tag-marco-pasalic","tag-martin-ojeda","tag-news","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-city","tag-orlando-city-sc","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-orlvsclb-10-10-2026","tag-what-to-watch","tag-wilder-cartagena"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}