After claiming their first win of the season, Toronto FC will be looking to continue their resurgence as they host New York City FC in an MLS fixture on Saturday.
Toronto FC are coming off a 2-1 home victory over DC United in their previous MLS fixture. They fought back from a goal down to equalize through Pozuelo before Jonathan Osorio struck the winner.
That was the first win in four matches for Toronto FC, who have endured a difficult start to the season. They are down near the bottom of the Eastern Conference and will be looking to spark a resurgence with the win over DC United.
Toronto’s defence has been poor so far this and they are without a clean sheet in their four matches this term, conceding eight goals in total.
New York City FC are coming off a 2-0 defeat to Philadelphia Union last time out in the MLS. They had more of the possession and created a number of chances but were plagued by a lack of cutting edge in attack.
Ronny Deila’s men are also enduring a difficult start to the season having claimed just one win from their opening four matches. They are currently level on points with Toronto FC and only above their rivals due to a superior goal difference.
Another similarity with Toronto FC is that New York City have also struggled to keep things tight at the back this season. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last four matches across all competitions, conceding eight goals in that run.
How the bookies view it
New York City have the upper hand among the bookies with an away win priced at 24/19 with SBK. A victory for Toronto FC is valued at 21/10 with BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by Paddy Power.
Recent head to head
Toronto and New York City FC have claimed two wins each and as many draws in their last six matches. The last two fixtures have ended in draws, including a 2-2 scoreline in the most recent meeting back in August.
Players to watch
Midfielder Jonathan Osorio and forward Jesus Jimenez have been among the standout players for Toronto this season with two goals each in four appearances. Bet365 has Osorio at 9/2 to score anytime while also offering 15/8 on Jimenez in the same market.
Valentin Castellanos was the MLS top scorer last season with 19 goals but is yet to find the net this term. The striker has led the line for New York City in all four matches this season and could be tipped to finally get off the mark at 20/21 with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
Toronto and New York City produced over 3.5 goals in the reverse fixture and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 15/8 with SBK. Both teams have a habit of starting slow so the second half could be tipped as the highest scoring half at evens with Paddy Power.
New York City have opened the scoring in the last three meetings and with Toronto often going behind this season, the visitors could be tipped to score first on Saturday at 5/6 with Coral.
This MLS match between Toronto FC and New York City FC will be played on Apr 2, 2022 and kick off at 21:00. Check below for our tipsters best Toronto FC vs New York City FC prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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