Toronto vs New York City FC Prediction: New York City should cruise to another win

Toronto FC are back in action this week as they welcome New York City to the BMO Field. They have been in search of their second win this season after playing 5 matches without a win. Their last match ended in a 4-2 defeat to Philadelphia Union away from home. New York City have won back-to-back matches and they will be looking to make it a 3rd straight win here. New York City are higher up the eastern conference table than the hosts. Hopefully, they can keep the momentum going here.

Toronto FC (LDDDD)

Toronto FC have been struggling throughout the season and they have only won 1 game so far after 9 matches. They are currently on a 5 match winless streak and their most recent game ended in a 4-2 defeat to Philadelphia Union last week. Philadelphia Union had the game under wraps in the first half, as they scored 3 goals. Lukas MacNaughton scored an own goal in the 16th minute and Mikael Uhre grabbed a brace in the 20th and 43rd minutes. And in the 56th minute Mikael Uhre struck again before Lorenzo Insigne managed to pull one back for Toronto. Toronto FC managed to dominate the possession by 60% and they also had 5 shots on target and 7 corner kicks.

Toronto are currently 12th in the eastern conference, with 9 points from 9 matches. They have just 1 win, draws and 2 defeats and their goal ratio is 12:13.

Team streak: no wins (5), less than 4.5 cards (9/10), less than 10.5 corners (7/9).

New York City (WWDDL)

New York City got back to winning ways against Nashville and then made it 2 wins in a row in their last game against FC Dallas, where they won 3-1. Overall, they have recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in 9 matches played and they are 4th in the eastern conference, with 15 points. New York City have a goal ratio of 12:10. In the win against FC Dallas, New York City were first to open scoring in the 44th minute through Santiago Rodriguez and in the second half, he grabbed a brace. 5 minutes after the second goal, Talles Magno gave New York City the third goal and the visitors pulled one back in the 77th minute to finish the game 3-1. New York City have 55% possession, 6 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.

Team streak: no losses (4), without a clean sheet (6), both teams scoring (5/6), less than 10.5 corners (7/8).

Head to Head

Toronto FC and New York City FC have played against each other 20 times before this match. Toronto FC have 8 wins, while New York City have 6 wins and 6 matches ended in a draw.

• Toronto FC have no clean sheet in the last 5 meetings.
• New York City are without a clean sheet in the last 4 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 meetings.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 5/5 meetings.
• There were less than 10.5 corners in 5/6 meetings.

Expected Lineups

• Toronto FC (4-4-2): Sean Johnson, Raoul Petretta, Sigurd Rosted, Lukas MacNaughton, Richie Laryea, Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty, Mark-Anthony Kaye Jonathan Osorio, Brandon Servania, Lorenzo Insigne, Federico Bernardeschi.
• New York City (4-3-3): Luis Barraza, Mitja ilenic, Thiago Martins, Maxime Chanot, Brian Cufre, Richard Ledezma, James Sands, Keaton Parks, Gabriel Pereira, Santiago Rodriguez, Talles Magno.

Expert Betting Tips

Analysis of Toronto FC shows that they have scored 12 and conceded 13 and they score an average of 1.3 goals per game, with a 14% conversion rate. They create an average of 1.2 chances per game and miss an average of 0.9 chances per game. Their average shots per game is 9.6. On target, they average 3.9 shots and off target, they average 2.9 shots per game. They also play an average of 4.4 corners per game and they have kept 3 clean sheets so far.

New York City have scored 12 goals and conceded 10 and they score an average of 1.3 goals per game, with an 11% conversion rate. They create an average of 2.0 chances per game and miss an average of 1.1. Their average shots per game is 12.2 and on target they average 4.2 shots per game while averaging 4.7 shots off target per game. They take an average of 4.2 corners per game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Based on thorough analysis, we say:

• Bet on Under 3.5 Goals at 1.84 Odds
• Bet on Away Over 1 Goal at 1.65 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 0-2 at 8 Odds