Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Toronto FC — MLS .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

10
5
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#8 Position #13
33 Points 29
27 Played 27
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 6 / 11 / 10
41 Scored 39
36 Conceded 51
+5 GD -12
1.22 PPG 1.07
30% Win % 22%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Toronto FC are 13th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. New York City FC host Toronto FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Toronto FC have won 376 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Toronto FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 20' 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.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Laurent Ciman on 21.
  • 26' New York City FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Toronto FC backline.
  • 30' That is a Yellow card for New York City FC. Alexandru Mitrita will be fuming at that decision.
  • 35' Toronto FC is showing some good football. However, Toronto FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' Toronto FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' The travelling Toronto FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' Goal! Pozuelo scores his 43 goal in 320 matches.
  • 52' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Toronto FC's compact .
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Anton Tinnerholm suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' Ismael Tajouri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' What a strike from Ismael Tajouri! The score is 1-1.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Michael Bradley. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Pozuelo does the damage! The net is bulging and Toronto FC surge ahead!
  • Toronto FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pozuelo 8
Santiago Rodriguez 4
Jesus Jimenez 4
Ismael Tajouri 3
Valentin Castellanos 3
Jesus Medina 3
Kevin O'Toole 2
Ismael Tajouri 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.85 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 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 FC42% Draw26% Toronto FC32%
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 84%
16%
± 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
58%
New York City FC or Toronto FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC34% Draw42% Toronto FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

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.