OVERVIEW ON NEW YORK CITY FC
New York City FC sits currently in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, holding 28 points through 19 games played. The team has an 8W-7L-4D record during that span.
- So far this season, New York City FC has faced eight opponents who were ranked above them in the MLS standings at the time of the match, and ten opponents who were ranked below them. Their opening match against Inter Miami CF is not included, as neither team held a higher position in the standings at that point.
- Against opponents ranked above them in the MLS standings while entering the match, New York City FC holds a record of 4-2-2. They’ve scored nine goals, conceded six, and recorded four clean sheets.
- Against opponents ranked below them in the MLS standings while entering the match, New York City FC holds a record of 4-5-1. They’ve scored 13 goals, conceded 13, and recorded three clean sheets.
- Alonso Martínez and Hannes Wolf lead the team in goals, with both having scored eight goals apiece this season.
- Wolf grabs the edge in G+A, with 11 total contributions thanks to his three assists.
- Martínez is just behind with a tally of nine in G+A, with one assist added to his total number of goals scored.
- Other players scored, as well: Maxi Moralez (2), Mounsef Bakrar (2), Julián Fernández (2), Keaton Parks (1), and Mitja Ilenič (1).
- Eight players have assisted: Maxi Moralez (4), Hannes Wolf (3), Julián Fernández (3), Justin Haak (3), Keaton Parks (2), Alonso Martínez (1), Mitja Ilenič (1), and Andrés Perea (1).
New York City FC and the team’s players have made some significant contributions as of late in the MLS Regular Season.
- New York City’s defensive prowess has shown throughout the season, as the Club is tied with New England for the third least goals conceded (21) league wide, with only Philadelphia (20) and Vancouver Whitecaps FC (19) ahead.
- The team, still tied with New England, has the second least amount goals specifically in the Eastern Conference, with Philadelphia leading.
- With a minimum of 23 saves recorded, New York City FC leads the league in save percentage (78.05%) through 19 games played.
- Matt Freese is tied for fourth most shutouts kept in the league, with six.
- The league leader in shutouts is Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka of the Vancouver Whitecaps, who has nine shutouts this season.
- Additionally, Freese is seventh in the league in goals against average with a 1.18.
- Hannes Wolf broke into the top four for game winning assists for the Club all time, with six.
- Two players on the active team this season have broken into the top five for New York City in multi-player scoring games: Alonso Martínez, who is fourth with four of these games, and Wolf who is fifth with three.
- Additionally, Martínez has the second highest goals per game average in Club history with 0.53.
When examining their goal overview, six goals were scored in the first half and 18 in the second.
- Their goals consist of six with the left foot, 17 with the right foot and one header.
- 21 goals were scored inside the penalty area. Three goals were scored from outside the penalty area.
- 18 goals came from open play and one was from a cross from open play.
- Four goals were scored after situations from the left, nine were from the half-left, eight from the half-right and three were from the right.
- They have scored two goals off the counterattack.
- Six goals were scored off a set piece: three from penalties, one from a corner kick, one from a free kick and one from a throw-in.
- One goal was scored by a substitute.
Analyzing their conceded goals summary, New York City allowed 11 goals in the first half and 10 goals in the second half.
- 15 goals were conceded from inside the penalty area and three goals were conceded from outside the penalty area – does not include own goals.
- 19 goals were conceded from open play and four were conceded from crosses from open play.
- Four goals were conceded from clear-cut chances.
- Two goals were conceded from set pieces: one from a penalty and one from a free kick.
- Four goals were conceded after situations from the left, five from the half-left, seven from the half-right and five from the right.
- One goal was conceded from a header.
- Two goals were conceded on the counterattack.
- The team has yet to concede a throw-in and a corner kick.
Lastly, when examining their breakdown record in a W-L-D format:
- When leading at halftime, the team holds a 3-0-0 record.
- When tied at the half, they are 4-3-3.
- When trailing at the half, they have a 1-4-1 record.
- Their lone comeback win came when trailing at the half came against Chicago Fire FC in a 3-1 win on May 25, 2025.
- When allowing the first goal, the team holds a 2-6-2 record. When scoring the first goal, they have a 6-1-0 record. There were two 0-0 draws.
- The team is 0-5-2 when scoring no goals, 3-1-0 when scoring one goal, 3-0-2 when scoring two goals, and 2-1-0 when scoring three or more goals.
- When allowing no goals, the team is 5-0-2. When the team allows one goal, the record is 3-3-0. When the team allows two goals, the record is 0-2-2. When the team allows three or more goals, the record is 0-2-0.
KEEPING HOUSE
New York City has already hit ten games at home this season, with seven more to play throughout the rest of the year. The team has played in the league since 2015, and Thursday’s Matchday 22 will be the 100th home game in the MLS Regular Season for the Club.
- New York City’s record at home through the games played so far this season stands at 7-3-0 (W-L-D).
- The team won against Orlando City SC, New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, FC Cincinnati, New York Red Bulls, Chicago Fire FC, and Atlanta United FC.
- The losses were against Minnesota United FC, CF Montréal, and the Houston Dynamo FC.
- New York City is one of only three teams league wide to record seven wins at home so far this season, with all three being Eastern Conference sides (New York City FC, Columbus Crew, and the New York Red Bulls).
- This is only the second season in New York City history where the team has not recorded a tie in their first ten games played at home venues in league play.
- The only other time this occurred was during the shortened 2020 MLS Regular Season, where the Club played nine games at home in total, and kept a final record of 7-2-0 with no ties at home at all.
- Throughout the ten home games played this season, 16 goals have been scored.
- Six different players scored at home: Alonso Martínez (5), Hannes Wolf (4), Maxi Moralez (2), Julián Fernández (2), Forward Mounsef Bakrar (2), and Keaton Parks (1).
- Martínez has scored the game-winning goal at home on three occasions (v. New England, Philadelphia, and Chicago), the most of any New York City player this season.
- Wolf has done this twice, which is the second most among New York City players.
- Fernández and Moralez each have one decisive goal apiece.
- When playing at home, New York City FC has scored first five times, which resulted in all wins.
- Martínez has scored the first goal at home three times (v. Orlando, Philadelphia, and the New York Red Bulls), the most of any player on the team.
- Fernández scored the first goal of the game against Cincinnati, and Moralez scored the first against Atlanta United FC.
- At Yankee Stadium specifically, Martínez (1) and Moralez (1) are the players that have scored first, while Wolf (2) and Martínez (2) have decisive goals in the Bronx.
- When conceding first at home, New York City recorded two wins and three losses.
- Seven players have contributed to 13 assists at home: Defender Mitja Ilenič (1), Midfielders Justin Haak (3) and Andrés Perea (1), Fernández (2), Moralez (2), Martínez (1), and Wolf (3).
- Matt Freese is tied for the seventh most saves at home (30) league wide.
GOING AGAINST TORONTO FC
New York City FC take on Eastern Conference side Toronto FC. This will be the second and final matchup of this series in league play, with these two teams having faced off at BMO Field back in April.
- New York City leads the series with a 10-6-7 (W-L-D) record over 23 games played since 2015.
- New York City’s most recent matchup against Toronto this season came on April 26, resulting in a 1-0 win.
- Forward Alonso Martínez scored the lone goal of the game in the 64th minute.
- It marked the fourth straight consecutive win for the Club in the series.
- The Club’s last loss to Toronto came on April 29, 2023, in a 1-0 defeat.
- In the series, New York City recorded 38 goals and conceded 36.
- New York City has 19 goals scored in the first half, and 19 in the second. They conceded 16 goals in the first half, and 20 in the second.
- As for goals scored in 15-minute intervals, New York City has been most prolific in the 46th-60th, with 11 goals.
- The team also scored five goals in the 1st-15th minutes, nine goals in the 16th-30th minutes, three goals in the 31st-45th, five goals in the 61st-75th minutes and five goals in the 76th-90th minutes.
- In the current squad, Midfielder Andrés Perea leads the team in goals in the series with two.
- Forward Julián Fernández, Midfielder Maxi Moralez, Midfielder Keaton Parks, Forward Malachi Jones, Martínez and Defender Kevin O’Toole have one goal each.
- As for assists, seven players have recorded them against Toronto: Forward Hannes Wolf (two), Perea (one), Midfielder Julián Fernández (one), Moralez (one), Parks (one), Defender Thiago Martins (one), and Forward Agustin Ojeda (one).
- Matt Freese has played five games against Toronto, faced 22 shots, made 18 saves, conceded five goals, and kept two clean sheets.
- One of these games came when Freese was playing with the Philadephia Union, which occurred on October 27, 2021. He faced three shots, recorded two saves, and conceded two goals.
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