New England Revolution by 2
Looking at this Major League Soccer matchup between Toronto FC and New England Revolution, I’m going to have to shake the magic eight-ball and see what we get. Let's chew on some of these stats that might just help us predict the winner.
Despite being slightly favored, Toronto FC has been struggling to hit their stride this season, stacking up only one win to New England's four. And talk about goalie wars, Sean Johnson, for Toronto FC, has a higher rating with 15 saves versus Aljaž Ivačič who has 14 saves for the Revolution. Let's see which defensive fortress crumbles first, shall we?
Let’s feed the goat and see if it can dance by shining some light on the standout players from each team. For the New England Revolution, we jingle a salute to Carles Gil who's been posting god-like numbers with an 8.00 rating, 2 goals, and accuracy of 87.0% in passing. Not too far behind him, we've got Brayan Ceballos and Tanner Beason, keeping the midfield tighter than a gnat's chuff with commendable ratings and impressive passing accuracy.
On Toronto's side, no one can overlook Nickseon Gomis' performance. Despite having no-goals, he has kept his rating as high as 7.40 with an accurate passing percentage of 85.7. Sigurd Rosted and Raoul Petretta are also putting their best foot forward for Toronto with decent ratings and passing accuracy.
Historically speaking, the past matchups have seen Toronto FC come out on top more often, but the New England Revolution have been nipping at their heels. And speaking of history, we're about as likely to repeat it as a broken VCR.
Coming down to recent matches, the Revolution have been playing with the ruthlessness of a shark on steroids, clinching impressive wins against teams like New York City FC and Atlanta United FC whereas Toronto FC has been on a less exciting journey with its recent games resulting in a slim win and a few draws.
As much as I would like to say let's roll the dice and see who comes out on top, let's cut to the chase. Based on the mishmash of information we have here, I’d say the chips fall for the New England Revolution.
Albert’s Prediction: New England Revolution by 2