MLS Regular Season | Match #21

Toronto FC vs Atlanta United FC

Saturday, July 12 | 7:30 p.m. ET

BMO Field | Toronto, Ontario
TV: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV + TSN4
English (Apple TV): Blake Price (Play-by-Play) and Paul Dolan (Analyst)
Spanish (Apple TV): Jesús Acosta (Play-by-Play) and Carlos Suárez (Analyst)
TSN (English): Jon Still and Steven Caldwell

Toronto FC (4-11-5, 17 points) return home to host 2017 MLS expansion club Atlanta United (4-10-6, 18 points) at BMO Field on Saturday evening. The Matchday 24 clash in Toronto, Ontario kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast globally in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app and on TSN4 in Canada.

With a draw, win and loss in their three fixtures since the June break, TFC will look to return to winning ways on home soil against conference rivals Atlanta United. Historically, Toronto hold a 5W-5L-6T record through 16 regular season meetings with the Five Stripes and will aim to replicate last season’s home victory from March 2024.

HOME SWEET HOME
Toronto FC’s MLS campaign continues with the first of two regular season meetings against Atlanta United on Saturday evening. Following a 3-0 win in their last home fixture against the Portland Timbers, the Reds hold a 124W-99L-80T all-time record (452 points) in MLS regular season matches played on home soil to date.

AN ODE TO THE PAST
Toronto FC host 2017 MLS expansion club Atlanta United for the 17^th regular season encounter in the all-time series between the two clubs. Historically, TFC hold a 5W-5L-6T record through their first 16 regular season meetings with the Five Stripes, while also holding the edge in postseason play after defeating Atlanta United in the 2019 MLS Eastern Conference Final. The conference rivals have met in Toronto seven times, with the Reds posting four wins, two draws and one loss at BMO Field, outscoring Atlanta 15-10 in those matches. On Saturday, the Reds will be aiming to replicate last season’s home victory over Atlanta, when goals from Tyrese Spicer and Prince Owusu secured a 2-0 win at BMO Field on March 23, 2024.

STEP BY STEP
Toronto FC enter their lone home fixture in July on the back of mixed results since the June break. After earning a draw against the New York Red Bulls on June 25, TFC followed up with a convincing 3-0 victory over the Portland Timbers, courtesy of goals from Alonso Coello, Tyrese Spicer and an Ian Smith own goal on June 28. The Matchday 21 contest also saw goalkeeper Sean Johnson record his 20^th clean sheet for the club along with a club debut for TFC II midfielder and captain Michael Sullivan late in the second half.

Most recently, on July 3, the Reds fell 3-1 on the road to New York City FC at Yankee Stadium. The hosts jumped out to a two-goal lead through Hannes Wolf and Mitja Ilenic, before an own goal from former TFC shot-stopper Tomás Romero handed Toronto a lifeline. NYCFC, however, restored their two-goal cushion shortly after to seal all three points in the Matchday 22 clash. On the night, Canadian international Richie Laryea made his return from Gold Cup duty with Canada, coming off the bench for a 33-minute cameo in the Bronx.

‘100 CLUB’
On Thursday, July 3, Canadian midfielder Kosi Thompson made his 100^th appearance for Toronto FC across all competitions, becoming the third active player alongside Jonathan Osorio and Richie Laryea to reach the milestone. The North York, Ontario native originally joined the Toronto FC Academy in February 2015 and rose through the youth ranks before spending the 2021 season with Toronto FC II. He signed a First Team contract on February 25, 2022, becoming the 29^th player in club history to sign for the First Team from the TFC Academy. Thompson made his TFC debut against Columbus Crew on March 12, 2022, and scored his first club goal less than a month later against Real Salt Lake on April 9, 2022. The Homegrown product became the 17^th player in club history to reach the century-mark, following in the footsteps of Jonathan Osorio, Michael Bradley, Justin Morrow, Mark Delgado, Jozy Altidore, Ashtone Morgan, Alex Bono, Chris Mavinga, Eriq Zavaleta, Sebastian Giovinco, Richie Laryea, Nick Hagglund, Auro Jr., Drew Moor, Doneil Henry and Alejandro Pozuelo.

FAMILIAR FACE
Toronto FC winger Derrick Etienne Jr. previously spent time with Atlanta United (2023-2024), recording two assists in 27 combined appearances for the Five Stripes. Since joining from Atlanta in April 2024, the Haitian international has scored five goals and recorded four assists across 44 combined appearances for the Reds.