This could be an interesting match as New England have their presumed home advantage while Toronto are ahead 9 points in the Major League Soccer table.
It's no vacation for neither England nor Toronto as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
2 - 4 - 4 with 17-18. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Toronto when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Toronto play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
It's quite the trip for Toronto when visiting New England as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
New England form and stats
New England have collected 8 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 1-5-1.
Nothing to worry about in defence for New England, as their goalkeeper Matt Turner has completely shut out the opponents for 184 minutes in the Major League Soccer.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Nashville SC in the Major League Soccer last time out and are looking for a win here. In the game before, an away victory match versus DC United with a 2-0 scoreline.
England are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at New York City awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for England here at Gillette Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). From these home matches, England have conceded only 5 goals.
Toronto form and stats
The away team, who have the most scored goals (14) away in Major League Soccer, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Major League Soccer.
The supporters enjoyed Toronto's previous game versus Philadelphia Union (placed 4th), a Major League Soccer 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Columbus Crew.
The schedule is very tough for Toronto now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at Cincinnati is waiting in only four days.
The Toronto manager G. Vanney has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 7 league matches. As for defending, Toronto rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
New England and Toronto have met before this season: Toronto - England 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for England, three draws and four wins for Toronto. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.New England missing players
Toronto missing players
| New England | Toronto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 75% | 57% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 62% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 62% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 62% |
| 6% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 57% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 29% | 12% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 56% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 38% |
| 38% | 57% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 252 | 120 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 96 | 240 |
| 73 | 35 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 40 | 91 |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | 30% |
- New England has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Major League Soccer
- Toronto has the most scored goals (14) away in Major League Soccer
- Toronto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Toronto have scored at least twice as many goals away as New England have scored home.
- Toronto have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Toronto haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Toronto | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Orlando City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | New York City | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | New England | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | New York RB | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | Atlanta United | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Montreal Impact | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Nashville SC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -15 | 13 |
| 13 | Inter Miami | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 11 |
| 14 | DC United | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -13 | 11 |