Name of the game: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium

Time: 2025/07/04 07:30

Teams: New York City VS Toronto FC

Winning prediction: Home win 42%

Score prediction: 2-1

Number of goals prediction: 3 goals

Personal analysis: New York City is an offensive team on the field. The offense is mainly centered around the two center forwards Martinez and Wolf. Both of them have good ball-holding breakthrough and shooting abilities, and the cooperation between the forwards is also tacit. Other wingers like Morales and Parks will also cooperate with these two to play some offense. The midfield is basically based on short passes. The team's main offensive route is the middle. The breakthrough ability of the two wingers is relatively poor, and the cross-court play is not high. The interception and defense ability in the midfield and backcourt is average. The three-back defense formation is relatively poor in defending the wing. The ball holding and pressure resistance ability of several defenders is average. The error rate of handling the ball is relatively high when facing high-pressure pressing, but goalkeeper Freese is relatively reliable. Toronto is a team that tends to intercept and counterattack. Alonso in the midfield and forward Bernardeschi are the main core of the team's offense. The team prefers to use interception and pressing in the midfield to get the ball and then pass it to the wing for breakthrough and cross. Spicer and Etienne in the wing position are both physically demanding players. They are qualified in ball holding and speed ability, but their footwork and awareness are average. The team's midfield interception and defense of the back line are pretty good. The main defensive focus is also in the penalty area, and the protection of the wing is relatively poor.

The overall strength of New York City is not much different from that of Toronto. After several games of injury, Martinez has basically recovered and is likely to play in this game. Toronto's core player Bernardeschi is still injured, which has a relatively large impact on the team's right and central offense. In terms of team lineup strength, New York City has the upper hand. In this game, New York City's home field handicap of 0.75 goals is normal. From the current data, the organization's support for New York City's victory is still relatively strong, especially in the case of Toronto's big win in the last round, so Lao Li is still optimistic about New York City's home win option in this game, and the score is expected to be 2-0 or 2-1.