New England supporters put their faith in manager B. Arena to deliver victory against Toronto

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Sat 31.August
Match begins: 23:30 (UTC)
Venue: Gillette Stadium (68756 seats)

New England and Toronto have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Major League Soccer.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Toronto play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Toronto when playing on artificial turf are 1 win, 3 draws and 4 defeats from eight matches. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 15 times in these games. It's quite the trip for Toronto when visiting New England as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.

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New England form and stats

New England have played 14 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The New England supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer and win 2-1. 1-1 away at New York RB before that.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does New England handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D1-L3.

The New England fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. On the other hand, New England have conceded 18 goals.

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Toronto form and stats

There's been little loot from Toronto's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Major League Soccer. Toronto only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.

The supporters enjoyed Toronto's previous game versus Montreal Impact, a Major League Soccer 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Columbus Crew.

Toronto are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Toronto find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Toronto have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Toronto - New England 3-2, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for New England, 1 draw and 4 wins for Toronto. Over 2,5 goals: 8 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.

Top Goalscorers

J. Altidore
10 goals / 4 assists
Carles Gil
9 goals / 10 assists
Pozuelo
9 goals / 5 assists

New England missing players

Toronto missing players

New England Toronto
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
27 14 2 Played 2 12 27
10 7 0 Won 1 3 10
8 2 1 Drew 1 3 7
9 5 1 Lost 0 6 10
40 20 1 Scored 3 13 43
46 18 4 Conceded 1 20 44
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 96%
89% 93% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 96%
56% 50% 50% Over 2.5 0% 42% 67%
33% 21% 0% Over 3.5 0% 25% 41%
22% 7% 0% Over 4.5 0% 8% 15%
59% 50% 50% BTTS 50% 42% 67%
15% 14% 0% Clean Sheets 50% 17% 15%
30% 36% 50% Failed To Score 0% 42% 22%
 
4.1 5.1 6 Corners For (avg) 3.5 5.6 5.8
5.1 4.9 5 Corners Against (avg) 5.5 6 4.8
2.1 2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.5 1.5
5 1 1 Red Cards 0 2 2
Key stats this season:
  • All of Toronto's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • New England have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • New England haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Toronto haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

New England
All US Open Cup Mobile Mini Sun Cup Major League Soccer Club Friendlies
All Home Away
27-07-19 MLS New England 4 - 1 Orlando City
03-08-19 MLS New England 0 - 2 Los Angeles FC
10-08-19 MLS Seattle Sounders 3 - 3 New England
17-08-19 MLS New York RB 1 - 1 New England
24-08-19 MLS New England 2 - 1 Chicago Fire
31-08-19 MLS New England 23:30 Toronto
07-09-19 MLS New York City 19:30 New England
14-09-19 MLS Orlando City 23:30 New England
21-09-19 MLS New England 23:30 Real Salt Lake
26-09-19 MLS Portland Timbers 02:30 New England
Toronto
All Major League Soccer Championship CONCACAF Champions League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
07-08-19 CH Ottawa Fury 0 - 2 Toronto
10-08-19 MLS Toronto 1 - 1 Orlando City
14-08-19 CH Toronto 3 - 0 Ottawa Fury
17-08-19 MLS Columbus Crew 2 - 2 Toronto
24-08-19 MLS Toronto 2 - 1 Montreal Impact
31-08-19 MLS New England 23:30 Toronto
07-09-19 MLS Cincinnati 23:30 Toronto
11-09-19 MLS New York City 23:00 Toronto
15-09-19 MLS Toronto 21:00 Colorado Rapids
18-09-19 CH Montreal Impact 23:30 Toronto

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Atlanta United 27 15 3 9 46 30 14 10 3 1 29 9 13 5 0 8 17 21 16 48
2 Philadelphia Union 28 14 6 8 51 41 14 9 3 2 31 15 14 5 3 6 20 26 10 48
3 New York City 26 13 8 5 48 33 13 8 4 1 25 12 13 5 4 4 23 21 15 47
4 New York RB 28 12 5 11 47 42 14 8 2 4 27 16 14 4 3 7 20 26 5 41
5 DC United 29 10 9 10 36 38 15 6 5 4 23 22 14 4 4 6 13 16 -2 39
6 New England 27 10 8 9 40 46 14 7 2 5 20 18 13 3 6 4 20 28 -6 38
7 Toronto 27 10 7 10 43 44 15 7 4 4 30 24 12 3 3 6 13 20 -1 37
8 Montreal Impact 29 11 4 14 42 53 13 7 2 4 19 17 16 4 2 10 23 36 -11 37
9 Orlando City 28 9 7 12 35 36 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 3 6 5 16 17 -1 34
10 Chicago Fire 29 8 9 12 43 42 15 7 6 2 31 16 14 1 3 10 12 26 1 33
11 Columbus Crew 29 8 6 15 32 43 15 5 4 6 18 21 14 3 2 9 14 22 -11 30
12 Cincinnati 27 5 3 19 27 64 13 3 1 9 13 28 14 2 2 10 14 36 -37 18

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