New York Red Bulls vs Toronto FC

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 23:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Jon Freemon 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
New York Red Bulls 18 · Toronto FC 24
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.83 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.83
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 52%
Home wins 43%
Draws 22%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • New York Red Bulls outshot their opponent (12-5).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • New York Red Bulls had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

New York Red Bulls (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-3-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 23
Avg: 2.12 / 1.35

Points

33
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Toronto FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-7-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 25
Avg: 1.18 / 1.47

Points

16
Avg: 0.94

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.94
PPG
0.94
2.12
GF
1.18
1.35
GA
1.47
65%
O2.5
35%
59%
BTTS
59%
53%
Score 1st
24%

League-position context

New York Red Bulls rank18th
Toronto FC rank24th
New York Red Bulls points43
Toronto FC points32
New York Red Bulls: #18 · 43 pts · GD +1
22 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Toronto FC: #24 · 32 pts · GD -7
33 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York Red Bulls last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals5-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Toronto FC last 5 away

L D D D D
Points4/15
Weighted index22
Goals4-6
Record0-4-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

New York Red Bulls trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Toronto FC trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York Red Bulls score at home88%
New York Red Bulls clean sheet at home35%
Toronto FC score away71%
Toronto FC clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

New York Red Bulls score first53%
New York Red Bulls win after scoring first78%
Toronto FC score first24%
Toronto FC win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York Red Bulls 57% · Toronto FC 42%
Avg first goal minute: New York Red Bulls 26.4' · Toronto FC 29.0'

Vs league average

New York Red Bulls score at home2.12 vs 1.64
New York Red Bulls concede at home1.35 vs 1.36
Toronto FC score away1.18 vs 1.36
Toronto FC concede away1.47 vs 1.64
New York Red Bulls score 29% above league average, while Toronto FC score 14% below league average.
Defensive side: New York Red Bulls are 1% below league average at home, and Toronto FC are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

New York Red Bulls goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 8
61-75 7
0-15 6
46-60 6
31-45 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
16-30 6
0-15 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
46-60 1

Toronto FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
31-45 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
12
5
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
1
0
Shots Inside Box
6
4
Shots Outside Box
6
1
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
5
1
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
498
450
Passes Accurate
393
334
Passes %
79%
74%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
24'
24' M. Longstaff
41'
41' VAR
R. Edwards
Penalty confirmed
44'
44' Goal · 1-0
E. Forsberg
Penalty
45+4'
45+4' F. Bernardeschi
45+4'
45+4' R. Petretta
46'
46' H. Wingo
1st substitution · For: K. Thompson
46'
46' Z. Monlouis
2nd substitution · For: S. Rosted
56'
56' R. Petretta
3rd substitution · For: D. Etienne
56'
56' M. Cimermancic
4th substitution · For: D. Kerr
65'
65' P. Stroud
1st substitution · For: F. Carballo
65'
65' W. Carmona
2nd substitution · For: S. Ngoma
70'
70' Goal · 1-1
D. Kerr
Normal Goal
72'
72' N. Gomis
5th substitution · For: K. Franklin
73'
73' S. Ngoma
73'
73' D. Etienne
76'
76' Goal · 2-1
E. Forsberg
Normal Goal
90+1'
90+1' E. Forsberg
3rd substitution · For: T. Parker
90+2'
90+2' F. Carballo
90+2'
90+2' F. Carballo

New York Red Bulls vs Toronto FC 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

New York Red Bulls beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday, 22 March 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Jon Freemon.

First half: M. Longstaff received a yellow card for Toronto FC at 24'. VAR intervened at 41' for New York Red Bulls (Penalty confirmed). New York Red Bulls took the lead at 44' when E. Forsberg scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. F. Bernardeschi received a yellow card for Toronto FC at 45+4'. R. Petretta received a yellow card for Toronto FC at 45+4'.

Second half: Toronto FC made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Wingo replacing K. Thompson. Toronto FC made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Z. Monlouis replacing S. Rosted. Toronto FC made their 3rd substitution at 56', with R. Petretta replacing D. Etienne. Toronto FC made their 4th substitution at 56', with M. Cimermancic replacing D. Kerr. New York Red Bulls made their 1st substitution at 65', with P. Stroud replacing F. Carballo. New York Red Bulls made their 2nd substitution at 65', with W. Carmona replacing S. Ngoma. Toronto FC leveled the score at 70' when D. Kerr scored, making the score 1-1. Toronto FC made their 5th substitution at 72', with N. Gomis replacing K. Franklin. S. Ngoma received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 73'. D. Etienne received a yellow card for Toronto FC at 73'. New York Red Bulls took the lead at 76' when E. Forsberg scored, making the score 2-1. New York Red Bulls made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with E. Forsberg replacing T. Parker. F. Carballo received a yellow card for New York Red Bulls at 90+2'. F. Carballo received a red card for New York Red Bulls at 90+2'.

New York Red Bulls used 3 substitutions while Toronto FC used 5 substitutions. New York Red Bulls got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Toronto FC got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • New York Red Bulls outshot their opponent (12-5).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • New York Red Bulls had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games17
Home Wins11
Draws5
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals7 (41.2%)
BTTS9 (52.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins8
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (25.0%)

New York Red Bulls vs Toronto FC Head-to-Head History by Season