NEW YORK RED BULLS will be looking to crank up the pressure on the frontrunners in the Eastern Conference as they host Toronto in an MLS fixture. The Red Bulls often do their best work at home and should ease past a struggling Toronto side.
Third placed New York Red Bulls are coming off a thrilling 2-2 draw with Montreal in their previous MLS fixture. They fought back from two goals down with second half efforts from Wikelman Carmona and Julian Hall earning them the point.
Having been on the road in their previous fixture, New York Red Bulls return to the Red Bull Arena where they are unbeaten in their last eight matches. Sandro Schwarz’s men have picked up five wins in that run with a 3-1 victory over Charlotte among their results.
In contrast to New York’s recent showings, Toronto have found things difficult in recent times. They are winless in their last five matches and were beaten 2-1 at home by Nashville in their previous fixture.
Toronto have also struggled on their travels and are winless in their last three away matches. However, John Herdman’s men have played out two draws in that run, including a 2-2 scoreline in their previous fixture on the road.
How the bookies view it: Red Bulls to prevail
New York Red Bulls have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 1/2 by Betfred. An unlikely victory for Toronto is valued at 9/2 while a draw is set at odds of 3/1.
Head to head: Red Bulls on top
New York Red Bulls have a 23-10 advantage with 10 draws from 43 previous matches against Toronto. The Red Bulls claimed a 3-0 victory in the last meeting back in October.
Players to watch: Keep an eye on Vanzier
Dante Vanzeir often features in attack for New York Red Bulls once again and is due a goal having last found the net in May. The striker has two goals this season and is priced at 13/8 by Betfred to find the net on Sunday.
Federico Bernadeschi is the leading scorer for Toronto with seven goals and could be worth keeping an eye on. The forward is priced at 3/1 by Betfred to get on the score sheet on Sunday.
Probable line-ups
New York Red Bulls are without their two leading scorers with Lewis Morgan still at the European Championship while Emil Forsberg is out injured. They are likely to retain the same team that drew at Montreal.
Toronto are also unlikely to make too many changes to their team with Prince Owusu expected to lead the line. Federico Bernadeschi and Lorenzo Insigne are also likely to retain their place in the team.
New York Red Bulls: Meara, Tolkin, Eile, Nealis, Nealis, Harper, Edelman, Donkor, Carmona, Vanzeir, Elias Manoel
Toronto FC: Gavran, Petretta, Long, Gomis, Insigne, Flores, Alonso Coello, Bernardeschi, Etienne, Langstaff, Owusu
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 3.5 goals in New York Red Bulls’ previous fixture and a similar outcome is priced at 7/4 with Betfred. Over 2.5 goals could also be considered at 8/11 while Betfred is also offering odds of 4/5 on both teams to score.
New York Red Bulls are priced at minimal odds for a straight victory so a win and both teams to score could be considered at 5/2 by Betfred. The Red Bulls scored in both halves in the last meeting with Toronto and a similar pattern is priced at 13/10 by Betfred.
This MLS match between New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC will be played on Jun 23, 2024 and kick off at 00:30. Check below for our tipsters best New York Red Bulls vs Toronto FC prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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