Toronto FC are having probably the best season in recent years, as they are comfortably sitting at the top of the Eastern Conference. Moreover, they took a pretty solid result in the first leg of the Canadian Championship final against Montreal, as the two teams played for a 1-1 draw in Montreal. Before the second leg, Toronto Fc will have to play host to New England on Friday, June 23th, for the MLS. New England have not been in good form lately having won just two of their last 5 matches.
New England (5-6-5) are sitting at the 8th spot of the Eastern Conference with 20 points after 16 matches, ahving scored 27 goals against 23 conceded. However, they have the worst road record in the Conference (0-5-3), where they have failed to keep any clean sheets so far, conceding 2 or more goals on 6 occasions already. They are coming off a harsh 2-1 defeat at home against the Chicago Fire. Their opponents were slightly better at the first half when they also took the lead, but New England were dominant in the second half. Even so, Chicago managed to double their lead at the 61st minute, and all New England could do was score a consolation goal at the 70th minute. Prior to that, New England have easily qualified to the 5th round of the US Open Cup when they defeated Rochester by 0-3.
On the other hand, Toronto FC (9-2-5) are coming into this match after securing a solid 0-2 win at home against DC United. After a goal-less first half, it was Altidore who took the lead at the hour mark, before Hamilton doubled their lead at the 85th minute and eventually sealed the 3 points. That was their 3rd win with a clean sheet in their last 4, as they are still riding at the top of the Eastern Conference with 32 points after 16 matches. They have the 3rd best offense with 28 goals so far, and the best defense with just 15 conceded. They have been stunning at home (6-0-2), where again they feature the best offense with 19 goals and the 2nd best defense with 6 conceded. They have won their last 7 home matches in all competitions, scoring a whopping 21 goals in that span, against just 4 conceded. They will be coming into this match with just a couple of injury concerns, as Hagglund and Ricketts have been ruled out.