New York City FC has won four of its five meetings with San Jose (D1), including the last three in a row. All four wins, including all three games at home, have been won by a one-goal margin.
New York City FC’s 5-4 win over Toronto FC on Sunday was just the 20th match in MLS history to feature at least nine combined goals. It was the first time there were nine goals scored in a match involving NYCFC.
The Earthquakes ended their winless start to the season by coming back from 3-1 down to beat Seattle, 4-3, on Saturday. This is the third straight season that San Jose has won a match it trailed by two goals, also doing so against Austin in 2021 and Vancouver in 2020. No other team has more than one such game since the start of 2020.
New York City FC followed up its six-goal performance against Real Salt Lake with five goals against Toronto on Sunday. It marked just the sixth time in MLS history that a team scored 11 goals over a two-match span and the first since Los Angeles FC did so in July 2019.
Cristian Esponiza’s hat-trick for the Earthquakes on Saturday made him the sixth Argentinian to score at least three goals in an MLS match. Only the United States (49) and Colombia (8) have more players with a hat-trick in MLS play (including playoffs).
