New York City FC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

New York City FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Toronto FC

Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 17:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Andres Perea 2' 1–0

Andres Jasson 45+4' 2–0

Julian Fernandez 54' 3–0

Y 30' Shane O'Neill

Julian Fernandez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Toronto FC — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

2023-09-24 New York City FC 3–0 Toronto FC 2023-04-29 Toronto FC 1–0 New York City FC 2022-04-24 New York City FC 5–4 Toronto FC 2022-04-02 Toronto FC 2–1 New York City FC 2021-08-08 Toronto FC 2–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Toronto FC	H	3–0	W
20 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	2–0	W
16 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
02 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
30 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–0	W
26 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	0–3	L

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	New York City FC	A	0–3	L
20 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–4	L
16 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
30 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–2	L
20 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–3	L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and Toronto FC get this one started.
2' A goal from the USA international Andres Perea! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
7' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nick Cushing might look to freshen things up shortly.
12' Both keepers have barely been tested. New York City FC and Toronto FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' Toronto FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
22' Kobe Franklin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
27' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Toronto FC's compact 4-4-2.
30' That is a card for Toronto FC. Shane O'Neill will be fuming at that decision.
35' Toronto FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' New York City FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's 4-4-2 shape.
45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Monsef Bakrar departs to be replaced by Julian Fernandez.
49' Andres Jasson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
54' Against the run of play, Julian Fernandez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
59' Zambia international Aime Mabika has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
63' The whistle greets Deandre Kerr as he departs to be replaced by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
68' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Toronto FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' The Toronto FC manager makes a substitution. C.J. Sapong departs to be replaced by Prince-Osei Owusu.
74' The whistle greets Santiago Rodriguez as he departs to be replaced by Matias Pellegrini.
79' Kevin O'Toole, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
84' New York City FC ring the changes. Andres Jasson has done his job and it is now time for Alonso Martinez to step up.
89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' The referee calls foul for Julian Fernandez. He receives a card.
Full Time. New York City FC beats Toronto FC

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

13
Thiago Martins
6
James Sands
49
Matt Freese
43
Talles Magno
15
Andres Perea ↓ Justin Haak 84'
24
Tayvon Gray
5
Birk Risa
21
Andres Jasson ↓ Alonso Martinez 84'
10
Santiago Rodriguez ↓ Matias Pellegrini 74'
22
Kevin O'Toole
9
Monsef Bakrar ↓ Julian Fernandez 46'

Bench

Coach Nick Cushing

Toronto FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

10
Federico Bernardeschi
9
C.J. Sapong ↓ Prince-Osei Owusu 71'
4
Michael Bradley
21
Jonathan Osorio
28
Raoul Petretta ↓ Themi Antonoglou 46'
17
Sigurd Rosted ↓ Aime Mabika 63'
27
Shane O'Neill
29
Deandre Kerr ↓ Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 63'
90
Luka Gavran
19
Kobe Franklin
52
Alonso Coello Camarero

Bench

Coach Jon Conway

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

New York City FC Form

2023-09-24 New York City FC 3–0 Toronto FC W 2023-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Orlando City SC W 2023-09-16 New York City FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2023-09-02 New York City FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-08-30 New York City FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-08-26 FC Cincinnati 3–0 New York City FC L

Toronto FC Form

2023-09-24 New York City FC 3–0 Toronto FC L 2023-09-20 Internacional CF Miami 4–0 Toronto FC L 2023-09-16 Toronto FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-30 Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-08-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC L 2023-08-20 Toronto FC 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.31 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Toronto FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC65% Draw20% Toronto FC15%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Toronto FC

35%

New York City FC or Toronto FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC49% Draw39% Toronto FC12%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

5.4%

4 – 0

4.5%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

4.2%

1 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Toronto FC covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	20%	55%
-1.5	45%	—	55%
-1	45%	22%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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