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The Canadian side has the 7th best attack in the East, spearheaded by Spanish striker Jesus Jimenez (7g, 3a). It has one win in its last eight matches, being outscored 17-10 in the that timeframe.īut as that second number would suggest, Toronto is no slouch offensively, at least for now. Toronto’s woes are most pronounced in defense - it ranks last in the Eastern Conference with 29 goals conceded and hasn’t kept a clean sheet in regular season play. The Reds have placed a huge emphasis on giving starting minutes to its plethora of teenagers, but so far none of the youngsters have quite made the jump.

Expected goals paint an even dreaeier picture - Toronto has an expected goal differential of -17.7, over ten goals worst than the next best team. Progress! Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sportsīob Bradley’s debut season at the helm in Canada hasn’t quite gone to play, with Toronto sitting 12th on 15 points after as many games. Atlanta will get a chance to do one better this weekend, however, when it visits 12th-placed Toronto FC. In fact, the only away victory Atlanta has picked up in six tries this year came against the penultimate placed team DC United. In the 12 road games the Five Stripes have played under the Mexican, the good guys have earned three points just three times, two of which came last season. As inconsistent as Atlanta United has been under Gonzalo Pineda, one thing has stayed true week after week - winning on the road, or rather a lack thereof.