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

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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

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New York City FC vs Toronto FC — MLS .

New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Toronto FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 20 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

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
#5	Position	#12
26	Points	17
18	Played	18
7 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 8 / 7
31	Scored	24
24	Conceded	32
+7	GD	-8
1.44	PPG	0.94
39%	Win %	17%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

16% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Toronto FC are 12th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Toronto FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

1/3

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/4

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Toronto FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Maxi Moralez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronald Matarrita, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 289 games and scored 459 goals.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Anton Tinnerholm is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Toronto FC.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Laurent Ciman on 21.
26' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's shape.
30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexandru Mitrita on 30.
35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
40' USA international Sean Johnson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' The travelling Toronto FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
47' Brilliant from the ! Pozuelo makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 47.
52' The 32-year-old Ismael Tajouri has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
57' Maxime Chanot has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 289 appearances.
62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
69' The deadlock is broken! Ismael Tajouri gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
77' A moment of madness from Michael Bradley on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Toronto FC will be frustrated.
90' Goal! Pozuelo scores his 43 goal in 316 matches.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Jesus Medina	3
Ismael Tajouri	3
Valentin Castellanos	3
Andres Perea	2
Ismael Tajouri	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

1.92 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 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 FC44% Draw26% Toronto FC30%

Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

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

70%

Draw or Toronto FC

56%

New York City FC or Toronto FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC36% Draw41% Toronto FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Toronto FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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