Toronto FC vs New York City FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Toronto FC

2 – 3

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New York City FC

Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Toronto FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Toronto FC 34 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Jeffrey Greeson
Referee Adam Garner
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Geoff Gamble

24 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Toronto FC 21 games · Avg 3.0 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-12 Toronto FC 2–3 New York City FC 2018-06-24 New York City FC 2–1 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	New York City FC	H	2–3	L
04 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	2–2	D
28 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
21 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	2–1	W
15 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–2	D

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Toronto FC	A	3–2	W
05 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
29 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L
27 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	2–0	W
14 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–0	W
11 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Toronto FC		New York City FC
#12	Position	#10
39	Points	42
34	Played	34
9 / 12 / 13	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
52	Scored	49
67	Conceded	45
-15	GD	+4
1.15	PPG	1.24
26%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Toronto FC are 12th (39 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

5/12

61-75

9/7

76+

16/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Toronto FC

Josh Sargent	10 G	4 A
Daniel Salloi	9 G	6 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Toronto FC vs New York City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Ebenezer Ofori has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' Nick Hagglund has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 300 appearances.
35' 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 Sebastian Giovinco suffering a number of foals already.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 305 games and scored 475 goals.
45' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' Valentin Castellanos has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Toronto FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' It looks like no one’s ball. Toronto FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' The 34-year-old Alexander Callens has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' With 3 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Osorio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Toronto FC.
80' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
85' Alex Bono, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marky Delgado made 300 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Ebenezer Ofori
3
Anton Tinnerholm
22
Ronald Matarrita
29
Ismael Tajouri ↓ Ben Sweat 90'
10
Maxi Moralez
41
Brad Stuver
8
Alexander Ring
6
Alexander Callens
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Valentin Castellanos 67'
33
Sebastien Ibeagha
7
David Villa C ↓ Jo Inge Berget 71'

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Toronto FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Toronto FC or New York City FC 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC33% Draw25% New York City FC42%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw

58%

Draw or New York City FC

67%

Toronto FC or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Toronto FC27% Draw40% New York City FC33%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 2

0 – 1

4.6%

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

0 – 0

3.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap	Toronto FC covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	16%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	19%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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

Toronto FC vs New York City FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Toronto FC Form

New York City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Clean Sheet