Our prediction for this MLS match:
Toronto FC
Match Time & Date:
12/08/2018
04:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
New York City
BMO Field will host Sunday’s football game between Toronto and New York City, who have big ambitions for the 2018/2019 MLS campaign. Toronto aim to defend their MLS trophy, but David Villa and Co. are definitely capable of spoiling their party. The reigning champions have been scoring goals for fun of late and it is more than obvious that Jozy Altidore helped the team improve their game. Toronto are likely to stick to their attacking style of play against New York City and seeing that the visitors have been struggling at the back of late, home win should be considered. Domenec Torrent’s troops suffered a 3-1 loss to Seattle Sounders in their last away game in the Major League Soccer, which is yet another reason why we are tempted to put our money on the hosts, who have been raising their form week by week.
Highlighted Player (Sebastian Giovinco):
Sebastian Giovinco is the Italian football ace who plays for Toronto FC as a forward. His side position is attacking midfielder and he is undisputedly the team’s key player. Giovinco began his senior career at Juventus and he played for the likes of Empoli and Parma on loan during his spell at Serie A as well.
The 162-cm tall footballer joined Toronto on January 19, 2015 and he has been playing for the Canadian outfit ever since. Giovinco scored 21 goals in 34 league fixtures in the 2016 MLS campaign and he is likely to play an important role in Greg Vanney’s team in the 2017 season.
The Italian star made his debut for the Azzurri on February 9, 2011 in a 1-1 draw with Germany in Dortmund and it has to be noted that he won a silver medal with Italy national football team at the 2012 European Championship. Sebastian Giovinco was born in Turin on January 26, 1987 and in May 2013 his wife Shari gave birth to their first child Jacopo.
Highlighted Team (New York City):
New York City are an American soccer club and they have been competing in Major League Soccer since 2015. The Pigeons play their home games at Yankee Stadium and they are the second club in New York after the New York Red Bulls.
Famous Arsenal player Patrick Vieira took over the reins in January, 2016 and he helped the team finish the season in second place in the Eastern Conference. However, they were totally outclassed by Toronto FC (0-7 on aggregate) in the conference semifinals.
New York City chiefs have been pumping up a lot of money into the squad ever since the team began play in MLS and it has to be noted that the likes of Andrea Pirlo and David Villa played for the Pigeons in the 2016 season. New York City footballers wear sky blue shirts when playing at home, while the colour of the team’s away kit is dark blue.
Companies City Football Group (80%) and Yankee Global Enterprises own the club.
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