M.A.C.: New York City has the advantage in strength, and Toronto FC is unable to resist? New York City vs. Toronto FC

American League: New York City VS Toronto FC

Match time: 2025-07-04 07:30 Friday

Team recent situation analysis:

New York City has been in a somewhat erratic recently, with a record of eight wins, four draws and seven losses, ranking 14th in the league. As the last four league rounds have only achieved one win, one draw and two losses, New York City's league ranking has also declined slightly. However, New York City has actually been hovering in the middle of the league in the previous few seasons. Obviously, its competitiveness in the US professional league is relatively limited. On the one hand, it is because the club has not invested too much recruitment funds for the team. On the other hand, it is because the team's development direction is mainly about the younger lineup. Continuously introducing young players can maintain vitality, but it will definitely take a lot of time for young players to grow up. Considering that New York City's overall strength can only be considered a mid-range level, I believe that the team's league rankings will be difficult to change much in the next period of time. It is already quite difficult to maintain the middle-level position in the league. In terms of the tactical board, New York City has been using the 433 impact formation to compete with its opponents in recent times. Looking at the previous many rounds of leagues, it is obvious that New York City can often gain some advantages in the midfield ball rights competition. That is to say, the characteristics of the 433 impact formation can be fully demonstrated by this team. However, due to the fluctuations in the form of forward players, the players' ability to grasp opportunities is lacking, which leads to the advantages in ball possession rate that cannot be transformed into the team's victory over the opponent. Sometimes, due to excessive pursuit of controlling the scene, it leaves many opportunities for quick counterattacks for the confronting opponents. In addition, several forward players have limited defensive awareness. Once the opponent has continuous opportunities for quick counterattacks, New York City's defense will feel greater defensive pressure.

Personal perspective, New York City is a team with a strong attitude, and the stronger the league opponent is, the more it can arouse the New York City players' desire to win. They often play more proactively during the game. However, when playing against teams with average strength, such as Montreal in the last round and Dynamo Houston before, New York City players cannot maintain their focus on the game. It is precisely because of this characteristic that New York City failed to achieve better league results. Considering that the opponent in this round is also relatively low in the FC league, if New York City players cannot take this game seriously, it may be difficult for the team to get any advantage from Toronto FC.

Toronto FC is a limited-powered American League team. After many consecutive seasons, the team can only hover in the downstream position of the league and cannot obtain a higher league ranking. At this stage, Toronto FC ranks 26th in the league with a record of four wins, five draws and ten losses. Compared with the final results of last season, the league ranking has risen slightly. However, considering that this team is not only limited in overall strength, there are no top players in the team, and there are also lack of highlights in tactical and style selection, I believe that this team will still find it difficult to improve much this season, at least it should be difficult to get rid of the label of mid- and downstream teams in the league.

It is worth mentioning that the Toronto FC defeated the stronger Portland lumberjack 3-0 at home in the last round of the league. In contact with Toronto FC, it was tied with New York Red Bull 1-1. Obviously, the competitive state of the players in the last two rounds of the league is also quite good. Moreover, Toronto FC is a team that focuses on defensive counterattack tactics. With the support of the 352 formation, the interception ability of the midfield is still relatively guaranteed. If the main players can try their best to continue their competitive state and continuously use small-scale double-team defense to limit the opponent's continuous offensive, I believe that this team's league ranking may still have room for continued growth in recent times.

Event analysis: There is a big gap in strength between New York City and Toronto FC. Although Toronto FC has scored points from Portland Lumberjacks and New York Red Bulls in the last two rounds, New York City has maintained an excellent record of four consecutive victories against Toronto FC. It can be said that Toronto FC's defensive counterattack tactics cannot limit New York City's continuous attack. Moreover, there are still a large number of injuries and players in the Toronto FC team. In addition to the main striker Bernardeski's high probability of still not being able to play in the game, there are also many midfielders and backcourt players who will be defective in this round of the league. This is definitely a big blow to Toronto FC, which has limited lineup depth. Considering that New York City already has a considerable advantage and now there are major problems with the neatness of the opponents in the confrontation, New York City will definitely not easily miss the opportunity to improve the league ranking. I believe that New York City should still be able to easily grab the key three-pointer from Toronto FC in this game with its stronger overall strength, as well as the advantage of lineup integrity and home games.