Toronto and New York City meet forces at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Field 17, in a game for round 0 of the MLS. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 games. The last head ‑ to ‑ head between these two teams, on 07‑03‑2020, ended with Toronto winning by (1‑0). The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since Toronto presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Toronto :
This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor, with 25 goals scored and 24 suffered; against 10 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 28 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last 10 home games, Toronto have recorded 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
For this competition, he does not lose 5 games ago. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition.
Toronto secured the undefeated qualification, after all in the group stage they tied twice and won once. Every confrontation will be decisive from now on, after all, it is in the final stage of competition. Therefore, only victories matter, no matter who faces. His opponent is quite qualified, but he ended up wanting in the previous phase. Therefore, if you manage to impose your pace of play and do not fail, you can guarantee victory and qualification.
New York City :
This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses as a visitor; against 9 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses in his stadium. In their last 10 away matches New York City has recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. The team allowed the opponent goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition, so he was not very strong defensively.
New York City was fortunate to move onto the stage as one of the best positioned thirds, as its performance was quite weak. He lost in the first two rounds and beat newcomer Inter Miami 1-0 in the game that guaranteed him qualification. The difficulty of the current confrontation will exist and you are aware of this. Therefore, you must present quality football, otherwise you will not be surprised if it is eliminated.
