New York City FC (4-2-3, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto FC (1-2-6, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Toronto FC +132, NYCFC +197, Draw +240; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Santiago Rodriguez leads New York City FC into a matchup with Toronto following a two-goal outing against Dallas.
Toronto is 1-2-4 in conference games. Toronto is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 12 goals led by Federico Bernardeschi with three.
NYCFC is 2-0-3 against Eastern Conference teams. NYCFC is fourth in the Eastern Conference giving up 10 goals.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bernardeschi has three goals and three assists for Toronto. Mark Anthony Kaye has two goals.
Rodriguez has scored three goals with one assist for NYCFC. Talles Magno has three goals.
SEASON SO FAR: Toronto: Averaging 1.3 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.4 goals per game.
NYCFC: Averaging 1.3 goals, 4.0 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.1 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Toronto: Cristian Gutierrez (injured), Matt Hedges (injured), Victor Vazquez (injured), Michael Bradley (injured), Adama Diomande (injured).
NYCFC: Matias Pellegrini (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
