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

Head-to-Head

10
3
6
New York City FC 19 games · Avg 3.1 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 #11
19 Points 14
15 Played 14
5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 6
25 Scored 22
21 Conceded 29
+4 GD -7
1.27 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 21%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Toronto FC are 11th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: New York City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Toronto FC's compact .
  • 15' The travelling Toronto FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' That is a Yellow card for Toronto FC. Laurent Ciman will be fuming at that decision.
  • 26' Toronto FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Alexandru Mitrita. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Maxime Chanot needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' Pozuelo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Alexandru Mitrita has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's shape.
  • 69' The Libya Ismael Tajouri breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 1-1!
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Michael Bradley.
  • 90' Pozuelo does the damage! The net is bulging and Toronto FC surge ahead!
  • With this win, Toronto FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pozuelo 8
Santiago Rodriguez 4
Jesus Jimenez 4
Jesus Medina 3
Ismael Tajouri 3
Valentin Castellanos 3
Ismael Tajouri 2
Victor Vazquez 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
2.03 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Toronto FC 75% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC44% Draw25% Toronto FC31%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Toronto FC
56%
New York City FC or Toronto FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC36% Draw40% Toronto FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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