Thursday , 2 July 2026

Toronto FC vs New York City FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Toronto FC
2 – 2
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 8 Aug 2021 · 00:00 UTC BMO Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Yeferson Soteldo 25' Y
Richie Laryea 36' Y
Ralph Priso-Mbongue 63' Y
Y 90' Alfredo Morales

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs New York City FC — MLS at BMO Field.

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

6
3
10
Toronto FC 19 games · Avg 3.1 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-08 Toronto FC 2–2 New York City FC 2021-05-15 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC 2020-10-28 Toronto FC 0–1 New York City FC 2020-09-23 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC 2020-07-27 Toronto FC 1–3 New York City FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug New York City FC H 2–2 D
04 Aug Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
01 Aug Nashville SC H 1–1 D
25 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–1 W
21 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
17 Jul Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Toronto FC A 2–2 D
05 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 0–0 D
30 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 4–1 W
25 Jul Orlando City SC H 5–0 W
21 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Toronto FC New York City FC
#11 Position #8
14 Points 19
14 Played 15
3 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6
22 Scored 25
29 Conceded 21
-7 GD +4
1.00 PPG 1.27
21% Win % 33%

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Toronto FC is hosting New York City FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Javier Perez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Jesus Medina has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 12' A stunning finish from Santiago Rodriguez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 17' A quiet spell here at BMO Field. Toronto FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Yeferson Soteldo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 30' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' Poor challenge from Richie Laryea. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 41' The 37-year-old Sean Johnson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' The Toronto FC bench stirs into life. Jozy Altidore is withdrawn and Ifunanyachi Achara gets his opportunity.
  • 49' Goal! Richie Laryea scores his 16 goal in 283 matches.
  • 54' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' GOAL! Pozuelo fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 56' Toronto FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pozuelo on 56.
  • 61' Jonathan Osorio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 51 goals in his last 280 appearances.
  • 63' The referee has no hesitation. Ralph Priso-Mbongue is booked for Toronto FC — Yellow card on 63.
  • 64' A change in the New York City FC ranks — James Sands exits the field as Nicolas Acevedo enters on 64.
  • 65' The whistle greets James Sands as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Acevedo.
  • 70' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Tayvon Gray. He replaces Anton Tinnerholm on 76 minute.
  • 77' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Maxi Moralez on, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Toronto FC. Jonathan Osorio is replaced by Jacob Shaffelburg.
  • 85' Pozuelo makes way for Nick DeLeon at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Toronto FC.
  • 90' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jesus Medina is hanging Santiago Rodriguez on the field on 90 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alfredo Morales.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Javier Perez

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pozuelo 8
Santiago Rodriguez 4
Jesus Jimenez 4
Ismael Tajouri 3
Valentin Castellanos 3
Jesus Medina 3
Andres Perea 2
Ismael Tajouri 2

Head to Head

2021-08-08 Toronto FC 2–2 New York City FC 2021-05-15 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC 2020-10-28 Toronto FC 0–1 New York City FC 2020-09-23 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC 2020-07-27 Toronto FC 1–3 New York City FC

Toronto FC Form

2021-08-08 Toronto FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2021-08-04 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Toronto FC L 2021-08-01 Toronto FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2021-07-25 Chicago Fire FC 1–2 Toronto FC W 2021-07-21 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2021-07-17 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D

New York City FC Form

2021-08-08 Toronto FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2021-08-05 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2021-07-30 New York City FC 4–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-07-25 New York City FC 5–0 Orlando City SC W 2021-07-21 New York City FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2021-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Toronto FC or New York City FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC33% Draw27% New York City FC40%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
60%
Draw or New York City FC
67%
Toronto FC or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC24% Draw44% New York City FC32%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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