New York City FC turned in another lifeless performance away from home, losing 1-0 to Toronto FC at BMO Field. It was the first match-up between the two conference rivals since goalkeeper Sean Johnson switched sides and signed with Toronto as a free agent, though the former NYCFC captain hardly had any work to do en route to a fourth clean sheet with his new club.
NYCFC’s attack pulled another disappearing act when playing on the road, unable to build on the progress it displayed in the two home wins at Citi Field that preceded this dud of a performance. The team remains winless away from home in 2023, with just two goals scored in their five road matches.
New York City managed just one shot on target out of five attempts total, and generated a mere 0.34 expected goals (xG). It was an almost identical statistical match to the bleak road loss in Houston, which also saw NYCFC register one shot on target out of five attempts, though the xG number was actually worse in Texas (0.23) than it was in Canada.
