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Major League Soccer08/29/2026, 11:30 PM

Toronto – New York City1 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Toronto
1.27
Total xG
2.62
New York City
1.35
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorTorontoNew York City
Attack weakness (0.61x league average)āˆ’0.84
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.69+0.69
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.05
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)āˆ’0.02
DÔniel Sallói on the bench (5 goals, 4 assists)
Niklas Dorsch not in squad (2 goals, 0 assists)
Talles Magno not in squad (2 goals, 2 assists)
Tayvon Gray on the bench (1 goals, 1 assists)
Weak away record (1.2 vs 1.7 goals/match)

Key factors

  • Historical dominance: New York City secured 4 wins from the last 5 head-to-head matches
  • Attacking threat: New York City recently averaged 5.0 shots on target per match
  • Vulnerable defense: Toronto conceded an average of 1.76 goals per game this season

Risks

  • Away defense issues: New York City conceded an average of 2.0 goals per away match
  • Significant absence: Playmaker M. Moralez is out injured, missing his 6 assists this season

All probabilities

Result
Toronto33%
Draw30%
New York City37%
Goals
Over 1.575%
Under 1.525%
Over 2.549%
Under 2.551%
Over 3.527%
Under 3.573%
Double chance
Toronto or draw63%
New York City or draw67%
No draw70%
Both teams score
Yes55%
No45%

Most likely scores

1:1
14%
1:2
8%
2:1
8%
0:2
7%
2:0
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. New York City: 81% of all goals in the first half (13 of 16, last 12 games)
  2. Toronto: opponent scores first in 7 of 10 games (70%)
  3. Emilio AristizƔbal: 3 of 3 goals after minute 60 (last 12 games)
  4. New York City: 31% of all goals between minutes 1-15 (5 of 16)
  5. New York City: goal in the first 15 minutes in 5 of 12 games (42%)

Lineups

Toronto 4-2-3-1 Ā· New York City 4-3-3

Toronto
  • 1 L. Gavran
  • 19 K. Franklin
  • 25 W. Zimmerman
  • 13 B. Kuscevic Jaramillo
  • 22 R. Laryea
  • 71 M. Cimermancic
  • 14 A. Coello Camarero
  • 7 T. Corbeanu
  • 10 D. Mihailovic
  • 11 D. Etienne Jr.
  • 9 J. Sargent
New York City
  • 49 F. Matthew
  • 35 M. Ilenčič
  • 13 T. Martins Bueno
  • 6 J. Sands
  • 2 N. Cavallo
  • 7 N. FernĆ”ndez Mercau
  • 55 K. Alexander Parks
  • 8 A. Perea CastaƱeda
  • 26 A. Ojeda
  • 20 L. Sousa Santos
  • 9 B. Traore
Substitutes
  • 3 M. Pereira de Souza
  • 17 E. AristizĆ”bal Chavarriaga
  • 20 D. Salloi
  • 23 W. Yarbrough Story
  • 44 R. Edwards
  • 99 J. Vilsaint
  • 12 Z. Monlouis
  • 15 N. Gomis
  • 38 J. Gilman
  • 22 K. O'Toole
  • 24 T. Gray
  • 30 T. Romero Keubler
  • 32 J. Shore
  • 34 R. Pereira Bicalho
  • 27 C. Flax
  • 18 G. Ranjitsingh
  • 23 M. Murray
  • 88 M. Jones

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