Charlotte 3-1 Toronto result, stats and report

Charlotte beat Atlanta United 2-0 in MLS, with Idan Toklomati and Liel Abada scoring either side of half-time to down a home side that had plenty of the ball but created precisely nothing with it.

Toronto dominated the stats and created far more, but could only draw 1-1 with New York City after Dániel Sallói came off the bench to level. It is another point dropped when three were there for the taking.

Houston Dynamo finished with ten men but kept Charlotte at bay in a scrappy, card-riddled goalless draw that left the home side frustrated despite outshooting their visitors two to one.

Josh Sargent scored three times for Chicago Fire but could not prevent a 4-4 draw at Toronto, as both defences were pulled apart in a chaotic Major League Soccer contest that produced eight goals and absolutely no accountability at the back.

Toronto rescued a point with a 90th-minute equaliser, but the underlying statistics tell a story of Charlotte dominance undone by poor finishing and Toronto's willingness to absorb pressure and strike on the counter. Marcus Vale breaks down what actually happened.

Nashville SC arrive at this fixture on the back of four wins from five, having scored fourteen goals along the way. Toronto have not lost in their last five but they have not exactly been pulling up trees either.

Charlotte host Chicago Fire on Saturday night carrying a three-win run but knowing their only previous meeting this season ended in defeat. Chicago arrive unbeaten in five and with a point to prove.

St. Louis City have built one of the most imposing home records in the Western Conference this season, but Toronto arrive having drawn three of their last five away matches. The structural contrast between these two sides makes this a genuinely interesting tactical exercise.