On Sunday, NYCFC will travel north to take on Toronto FC once again in hopes of taking over the top spot in the league.
Key Stats
- Counting the playoffs, the teams have played three times in Toronto. Each team has won once by a 2-0 scoreline, and the third game was a 1-1 draw on May 18th of last year.
- Toronto is unbeaten in their last 11 home league matches (8W-3D) and has outscored the opposition 25-9 along those games. The 1-1 draw with Colorado last weekend snapped a three game home shutout streak.
- NYCFC have lost three of their last five road league games (2W) though they have outscored the opposition 9-8 across the five matches. Their 1.6 goals per away game is tied for second-best in the league to the LA Galaxy.
- NYCFC average 25.4 touches in the opposition box per game, the most of any team in the league.
- Amongst players who have played at least 1,000 minutes this season, David Villa is second in the league with an average of 7.3 touches in the opposition box per 90 minutes played.
- NYCFC have won the third most corners of any team in the league with 117. Toronto have won the fourth fewest with 89. Last time these two teams met, NYCFC won five corners and Toronto won zero.
- David Villa (165) and Sebastian Giovinco (164) are first and second in the league in shots on target since the start of the 2015 season. The next closest player has 131 shots on target in that time frame (Bradley Wright-Phillips).
The Last Time
NYCFC and Toronto FC played to a 2-2 draw at Yankee Stadium - a 90th-minute penalty saw Toronto FC escape Yankee Stadium with a point.
Last Game
Colorado Rapids picked up their first road point of the 2017 MLS regular season, as they came back to tie Toronto FC 1-1 on Saturday at BMO Field
Recent Form
Toronto FC have won two and drawn two of their last five games coming into Sunday's match, with the lone loss coming on the road at FC Dallas, where they were beaten 3-1.
