Major League Soccer: Toronto FC vs New York City FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 22 match between Toronto FC and New York City FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Toronto FC enjoy home advantage, when visitors New York City FC swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The Toronto FC enter the game ranked 10 in the Eastern Conference, while the New York City FC are 7 in the Eastern Conference.

Team form: Toronto FC vs New York City FC

Toronto FC Form

Toronto FC look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat New England Revolution by 2-1, before drawing 3-3 with Charlotte FC. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Inter Miami CF 1-2. Toronto FC claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Major League Soccer, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored 12 and conceded 14 goals.

New York City FC Form

A single draw prevents New York City FC from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 2-3 and 2-1 against Philadelphia Union and FC Cincinnati, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against New England Revolution. In their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer, New York City FC won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for Toronto FC and New York City FC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Toronto FC and New York City FC played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Toronto FC vs New York City FC

It has been an excellent season for Nicolas Fernandez who managed to score an impressive 13 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. New York City FC are looking to him against Toronto FC, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Popular betting markets: Toronto FC vs New York City FC

Full-time result

Toronto FC claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. New York City FC won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. New York City FC conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches. New York City FC have not lost to Toronto FC in 7 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Toronto FC scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, New York City FC only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 16 consecutive home games Toronto FC played. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive New York City FC games. Toronto FC probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Sunday, as New York City FC managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Toronto FC, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for New York City FC, who scored 1.5 times on average in these matches. New York City FC conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.