Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York City FC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Toronto FC
Wed 23 Sep 2020 · 23:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45+7'
Alexander Callens 23' Y
Y 25' Pablo Piatti
Valentin Castellanos 36' Y
Y 40' Nick DeLeon
Y 56' Jozy Altidore
Y 64' Jozy Altidore
Y 64' Jayden Nelson
James Sands 72' Y
Nicolas Acevedo 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Toronto FC — MLS at Red Bull Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

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

10
4
6
New York City FC 20 games · Avg 3.1 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-23 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC 2020-07-27 Toronto FC 1–3 New York City FC 2020-03-07 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC 2019-10-23 New York City FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2019-09-11 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Toronto FC H 0–1 L
19 Sep New England Revolution A 0–0 D
12 Sep FC Cincinnati H 2–1 W
06 Sep D.C. United SC A 0–0 D
03 Sep New England Revolution A 2–0 W
29 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–1 W
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep New York City FC A 1–0 W
19 Sep D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
10 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 2–1 W
06 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L
02 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L
29 Aug Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Toronto FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Alex Bono has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Alexander Callens gets a Yellow card.
  • 25' The referee calls foul for Pablo Piatti. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Johnson, as he is very good at scoring at Red Bull Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Valentin Castellanos is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 36.
  • 40' Nick DeLeon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 46' Toronto FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erickson Gallardo is hanging Nick DeLeon on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' It’s a booking for Toronto FC player. Jozy Altidore gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Heber. He replaces Valentin Castellanos on 57 minute.
  • 61' Toronto FC make a change. Tony Gallacher trudges off to be replaced by Justin Morrow on 61 minutes.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Toronto FC player. Jozy Altidore gets a Yellow card.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Ismael Tajouri. He replaces Gary Mackay-Steven on 70 minute.
  • 72' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tony Gallacher made 409 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 82' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 87' Patrick Mullins is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ayo Akinola at the 87 minute mark.
  • 88' Heber makes way for Nicolas Acevedo at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
  • 89' Nicolas Acevedo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Pozuelo makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 90.
  • Full Time. Toronto FC beats New York City FC

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pozuelo 8
Santiago Rodriguez 4
Jesus Jimenez 4
Ismael Tajouri 3
Valentin Castellanos 3
Jesus Medina 3
Jo Inge Berget 2
Victor Vazquez 2

Head to Head

2020-09-23 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC 2020-07-27 Toronto FC 1–3 New York City FC 2020-03-07 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC 2019-10-23 New York City FC 1–2 Toronto FC 2019-09-11 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC

New York City FC Form

2020-09-23 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC L 2020-09-19 New England Revolution 0–0 New York City FC D 2020-09-12 New York City FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-06 D.C. United SC 0–0 New York City FC D 2020-09-03 New England Revolution 0–2 New York City FC W 2020-08-29 New York City FC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Toronto FC Form

2020-09-23 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC W 2020-09-19 D.C. United SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2020-09-10 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Toronto FC W 2020-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Toronto FC L 2020-09-02 Toronto FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2020-08-29 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 3
1.69 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Toronto FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC44% Draw28% Toronto FC28%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Toronto FC
56%
New York City FC or Toronto FC
72%

Half-Time Result

New York City FC35% Draw45% Toronto FC20%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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