New York City FC vs Toronto FC 5/15/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

New York City FC hosts Toronto on Saturday in an MLS showdown. New York City FC is third in the MLS table at 2-1-1 on seven points with a goal difference of +6. New York City FC is coming off a 1-1 draw on the road against Orlando City. Valentin Castellanos scored in the 77th minute from the penalty spot to give New York City FC the draw and a share of the spoils.

New York City FC has two wins, two losses and one draw over its last five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored nine goals and allowed nine. New York City FC’s back line and goalkeeper have two clean sheets in the last three matches played. Valentin Castellanos is the leading goal scorer for New York City FC with four and Anton Tinnerholm is the leader in assists with two.

Toronto FC is 11th in the MLS Eastern Conference table at 1-1-2 on four points with a goal difference of -2. Toronto picked up a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in its most recent outing on Wednesday. Michael Bradley scored in the 13th minute for Toronto and Jozy Altidore added an insurance goal in the 87th minute. The victory for Toronto snapped a two-match losing run for the club.

Over its last five matches played across all competitions, Toronto has one win, three losses and one draw and has scored five goals and allowed eight. Toronto has been held scoreless in two of its last three matches. Richie Laryea, Marky Delgado, Michael Bradley, Luke Singh, Jozy Altidore and Jonathan Rosario each have one goal for Toronto. Omar Gonzalez has one assist.