Pick details
| MATCHUP | Toronto FC | New York City FC |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 3-7-7 | 7-4-6 |
| Where | Yankee Stadium, New York City | |
| When | Friday, July 31, 2026 | |
| Time | 07:30 PM EDT | |
| TV | Apple TV | |
New York City FC Preview
New York City has 25 points this season with a 7-6-4 record, and sits in 5th place of the Eastern Conference. They have a 4-3-2 home record and a 3-3-2 away record. New York City is coming off a 3-1 win against Chicago Fire at home, where they had 46% possession of the ball and 11 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 80% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.39 compared to Chicago Fire’s 1.36.
New York City is scoring 1.76 goals per game, which ranks 10th in MLS, while allowing 1.35 goals per game, which ranks 7th in MLS. Nicolás Fernández is New York City’s top scorer with 12 goals, followed by Hannes Wolf with 5 goals and Agustin Ojeda with 5 goals. Maxi Moralez is New York City’s top passer, with 6 assists.
Toronto FC Preview
Toronto has 16 points this season with a 3-7-7 record, and sits in 12th place of the Eastern Conference. They have a 2-2-5 home record and a 1-5-2 away record. Toronto is coming off a 1-2 road defeat against DC United, where they had 55% possession of the ball and 13 total shots, 7 of them on target. They had 83% completed passes, and fewer expected goals, with 1.34 compared to DC United’s 2.02.
Toronto is scoring 1.35 goals per game, which ranks 22nd in MLS, while allowing 1.82 goals per game, which ranks 22nd in MLS. Daniel Salloi is Toronto’s top scorer with 4 goals, followed by Emilio Aristizábal Chavarriaga and Joshua Sargent with 3 goals each. Daniel Salloi, Alonso Coello and Jonathan Osorio are Toronto’s top passers, with 3 assists each.
Toronto FC vs New York City FC Prediction
New York City FC has won its last six meetings against Toronto FC, including their last five meetings in New York. Over is 5-1 in their last 6 overall meetings and 5-0 in their last 5 meetings in New York.
In this Toronto FC vs New York City FC Prediction, New York City is coming as -165 home favorites. I like New York City FC in this one at home, as they have been dominating Toronto in recent years and the last time they did not win was back in April of 2023. Toronto has been in terrible form coming into this matchup, as it has been winless in its last 12 overall games, and has lost five of its last seven games. Don’t overthink this one and take New York City FC to win this one at home.
Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: New York City FC ML
