Toronto hosts New York City FC in Eastern Conference action

New York City FC (7-8-6, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (5-7-9, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Toronto FC +144, NYCFC +165, Draw +253; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto and New York City FC take the pitch in conference play.

Toronto is 4-5-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto is seventh in the Eastern Conference drawing 103 corner kicks, averaging 4.9 per game.

NYCFC is 6-6-4 in conference matchups. NYCFC ranks third in the Eastern Conference allowing just 30 goals.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Daniel Salloi has scored five goals with four assists for Toronto. Emilio Aristizabal has two goals over the last 10 games.

Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez Mercau has scored 13 goals with two assists for NYCFC. Hannes Wolf has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Toronto: 10-6-14, averaging 3.9 goals, 10.8 shots on goal and 11.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

NYCFC: 16-4-10, averaging 4.8 goals, 13.8 shots on goal and 9.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Richard Chukwu (injured), Lazar Stefanovic (injured), Nelson Palacio (injured), Deandre Christopher Kerr (injured), Niklas Dorsch (injured), Jonathan Osorio (injured).

NYCFC: Arnau Farnos (injured), Drew Baiera (injured), Talles Magno (injured), Adrian Alonso Martinez Batista (injured), Aiden O'Neill (injured), Kai Trewin (injured), Hannes Wolf (injured), Thiago Martins Bueno (injured), Maxi Moralez (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.