New York City FC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE SEMI FINALS

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MLS · 2026

New York City FC

1 – 2

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Toronto FC

Wed 23 Oct 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'

Y 21' Laurent Ciman

Alexandru Mitrita 30' Y

Y 77' Michael Bradley

Overview

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New York City FC vs Toronto FC — MLS .

New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Toronto FC 34 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals Toronto FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-23 New York City FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2019-09-11 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC 2019-03-30 Toronto FC 4–0 New York City FC 2018-08-12 Toronto FC 2–3 New York City FC 2018-06-24 New York City FC 2–1 Toronto FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Toronto FC	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	2–1	W
29 Sep	New England Revolution	A	0–2	L
25 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	4–1	W
22 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	New York City FC	A	2–1	W
19 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	5–1	W
06 Oct	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
29 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–2	D
22 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
15 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

New York City FC		Toronto FC
#10	Position	#12
42	Points	39
34	Played	34
10 / 12 / 12	W / D / L	9 / 12 / 13
49	Scored	52
45	Conceded	67
+4	GD	-15
1.24	PPG	1.15
29%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

12% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

New York City FC are 10th (42 pts). Toronto FC are 12th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Toronto FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

5/12

61-75

9/7

76+

16/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Toronto FC

Josh Sargent	10 G	4 A
Daniel Salloi	9 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. New York City FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Ronald Matarrita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
21' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Laurent Ciman on 21 minutes.
26' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's shape.
30' Alexandru Mitrita was booked on 30.
35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
40' Toronto FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Toronto FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
47' The Spain Pozuelo breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 0-1!
52' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
57' Toronto FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
62' USA international Keaton Parks has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
69' The Libya Ismael Tajouri breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-1!
77' The referee has no hesitation. Michael Bradley is booked for Toronto FC — Yellow card on 77.
90' A goal from the Spain international Pozuelo! He fires home on 90 to make it 1-2!
The points are shared — New York City FC 1-2 Toronto FC. Honours even.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Toronto FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pozuelo	8
Santiago Rodriguez	4
Jesus Jimenez	4
Ismael Tajouri	3
Valentin Castellanos	3
Jesus Medina	3
Kevin O'Toole	2
Andres Perea	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2019-10-23 New York City FC 1–2 Toronto FC L 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC W 2019-09-29 New England Revolution 2–0 New York City FC L 2019-09-25 New York City FC 4–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-09-22 FC Dallas 1–1 New York City FC D 2019-09-14 New York City FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Toronto FC Form

2019-10-23 New York City FC 1–2 Toronto FC W 2019-10-19 Toronto FC 5–1 D.C. United SC W 2019-10-06 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-09-22 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2019-09-15 Toronto FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.83 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.51 Toronto FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Toronto FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC41% Draw26% Toronto FC33%

Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Toronto FC

59%

New York City FC or Toronto FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC33% Draw42% Toronto FC25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.9%

1 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Toronto FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.