The worst start of Toronto FC in years? Chicago Fire seems to stack the pain

Toronto FC is finally in his own back yard. After three games on the go, the Reds greet their BMO field start against Chicago Fire this Saturday. For the Canadians, it is an opportunity to end a crazy start to the season and to achieve this first difficult victory. For Chicago it is an opportunity to keep their good recent form against Toronto and pick up points on the street.

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With only three games, Toronto appears under pressure in this MLS match. The losses against Orlando City and FC Cincinnati have exposed defensive weaknesses, and the crime continues to look for consistency. However, Chicago arrives with confidence by increasing her first win of the season and an unbeaten series of five games against Toronto.

Toronto FC has to increase his game on home lawn

Starting a season with three consecutive street games is never pleasant. Toronto FC found that on the hard tour. After a 2-2 draw at DC United to open the season, they were defeated 4-2 by Orlando City and 2-0 defeated by Cincinnati. It became clear that coach Robin Fraser did a lot of work.

These losses showed defensive weaknesses and a slow shift from the middle to the front. The team had chances, but a lack of final accuracy and mistake in the back was too great to overcome them.

Now, in front of their home fans in the BMO field, the challenge is to change the script. Toronto has done well at Home Openers in the past: 9 wins at 18 ml Home Openers. In addition, the team had a clean sheet in six of the victories, which Robin Fraser would like to repeat.

A second advantage of Toronto is her home record against Chicago. Before the 4: 1 defeat last season, the Reds have been 12 home games without defeat against fire since 2013 and until 2023.

In order to return to win, the team must have perfectly balanced the attack defense. Federico Bernardeschi, the greatest star of the team, will be the differentiator. With a goal and an assist this season, the Italian Toronto's offensive dynamo is. He helped with 16 goals last season and was the most effective player in the team.

Apart from Bernardeschi, the new obligations have to deliver. Zane Monlouis and Ola Brynhildsen made their debut in the last game, and it is expected to make them more creativity and energy to the team.

But can Toronto fix his defense in time to stop a Chicago attack that always worried it?

Chicago Fire aims to keep your dominance going

While Toronto FC is under pressure, Chicago Fire is full of confidence. After winning their first game of the season, they would like to achieve six consecutive victories against Toronto, a team that they have never hit in their last five meetings.

Fire humiliated Toronto last year with a 4-1 win on the BMO Field before decided later in the season with a 1-1 draw in the Seatgeek Stadium. Overall, these two teams confronted with an unexpectedly balanced record with the 39 -fold: 14 Toronto victories, 12 Chicago victories and 13 draw.

Even from home, Chicago does not believe that they can give Toronto seizures. Head coach Gregg Berhalter sets an organized defense plan to expose the early pressure from Toronto and to exploit the cracks in your suspicious backline.

Chicago fire goes well against Toronto. The club scored 60 goals in these games, and the former striker Chris Rolfe scored four career goals against Toronto.

This week is the big threat, Hugo Cuypers, the Belgian striker, Chicago's big marquee for 2025.