Orlando City SC has won five of its last six matches against Toronto FC (D1) after winning just two of the first 12 (D2 L8). The last two matches have ended 4-0as only one team in MLS history has won three straight regular-season matches against a single opponent by four or more goals (Los Angeles Football Club vs San Jose Earthquakes in 20119-202).
Toronto FC has lost 16 of its last 17 matches in all competitions (W1), including the last six in a row. Toronto FC is the second team in MLS history to lose 16 times in a span of 17 matches in all competitions (excluding breakaway shootout losses) after FC Cincinnati (lost 17 of 18) in 2021-22.
Orlando City SC enters the final matchday of the season having already set club records for points (60), wins (17), and fewest losses in a full season (7, excluding shortened 2020 season). Orlando City SC (53 goals) needs two goals to equal its single-season record of 55 goals (set in 2016).
Toronto FC enters the final match of the season with 19 regular-season losses after having lost 21 times in the 2020 season. The only teams with multiple seasons of 20+ losses in MLS history are D. C. United (4), Chivas USA (2) and FC Cincinnati (2).
Mauricio Pereyra has recorded three assists in his last two MLS matches and now has 12 assists for the season, though he’s yet to score a goal. Only two players in MLS history have completed a full season with more than 12 assists and no goals: Kai Wagner (15) in 2022 and ian Bishop (13) in 2001.
