Only victory will suffice for the New England fans in this Gillette Stadium clash with Toronto, as they enjoy a robust lead on them in the Major League Soccer standings.
- New England have not yet lost a game at home.
- Toronto have yet to win a game away.
Toronto play their home games on grass, while this match takes place on artifical turf. The latest data for Toronto when playing on artifical turf are 1 win, 4 draws and 4 defeats from nine matches. They have managed to score {8 goals} and conceded 13 times on these occasions.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Toronto, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
Toronto could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Major League Soccer game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Cincinnati. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
New England form and stats
New England have performed here at Gillette Stadium this season with 6 wins from 9 Major League Soccer matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. Two home wins in a row for New England bring valid hopes of a third.
England's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Orlando City (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Gil (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.64/10. Gil scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 60 successful passes (of 68 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Inter Miami in a game that was won 3-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does New England handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (21 in 9 games), England's attacking play is working. New England have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Toronto form and stats
Toronto have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 0-4-5 (9 played).
Two away games in a row for Toronto, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Cincinnati. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league rounds winning points. Defender Mabika was the best team player with a rating of 7.4. Mabika hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Nashville SC.Toronto are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
Few goals the story here? 8 of this team's last 10 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Toronto as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Toronto have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
New England have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Toronto.The two combatants have played previously this season: Toronto - New England 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Gil de Pareja Vicent 7 goals |  B. Wood 6 goals |  G. Bou 3 goals |
New England missing players
Toronto missing players
| New England | Toronto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 31 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 22 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 24 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 68% |
| 61% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 33% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | 21% |
| 11% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 11% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | 32% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 42% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.1 | 13.4 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8 | 10.5 |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 37% | 41% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 14.1 | 11.6 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.4 | 12.6 |
| 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4 |
- New England have not yet lost a game at home.
- New England have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- New England have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Toronto have scored away.
- New England have scored in all their home matches so far.
- New England haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Toronto have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Toronto have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Toronto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Toronto have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Toronto have yet to win a 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 | Cincinnati | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 43 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | New England | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | Montreal Impact | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -7 | 25 |
| 9 | DC United | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -8 | 23 |
| 11 | New York City | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | New York RB | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Toronto | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
