PreGame: Toronto FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy

A vital interconference matchup is ahead at BMO Field when Toronto FC play host to the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday afternoon. Both teams will be missing key performers to World Cup qualifying, as TFC playmaker Amado Guevara and Galaxy leading scorer Landon Donovan will face off the same day in the USA-Honduras match in Chicago. TFC still sit in a tie for second in the Eastern Conference despite two losses in their last three games, while the Galaxy have played to a remarkable nine ties on the season, including five in a row.

TORONTO FC vs LOS ANGELES GALAXY
BMO FIELD, 4:00 pm ET kickoff
TV: CBC

INJURY REPORT
TORONTO FC
OUT
FW O’Brian White (knee);

QUESTIONABLE
FW Fuad Ibrahim (concussion)
GK Stefan Frei (foot)

LOS ANGELES GALAXY
OUT
DF Sean Franklin (R hamstring surgery)
DF Yohance Marshall (R MCL sprain)

PROBABLE
FW Edson Buddle (L quad tightness)

INTERNATIONAL DUTY
TORONTO FC
Marvell Wynne (USA; June 6 vs Honduras)
Amado Guevara (Honduras; June 6 vs USA)

LA GALAXY
Landon Donovan (USA; June 6 vs Honduras)

SUSPENDED
LA GALAXY
Gregg Berhalter (through June 7)

HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (4 meetings)
Toronto FC 2 wins, 6 goals
Galaxy 1 win, 4 goals … Ties 1

AT TORONTO (2 meetings)
Toronto FC 1 win, 2 goals
Galaxy 0 win, 0 goals … Ties 1

RETURN MATCH
9/19: Toronto FC at Los Angeles Galaxy, 7:30 pm PT

LAST YEAR (MLS)
4/13: LA 2, TOR 3 (Donovan 43, 58 – Dichio 42; Ja. Smith 53; Cunningham 88)
5/31: TOR 2, LA 0 (James 48; Cunningham 64)

• Toronto FC have won the last two meetings between the teams, claiming both matches in the series a year ago.

• The teams played to a scoreless draw in Ontario in their first-ever meeting, then TFC took a 2-0 victory at home last year. The teams have split their two lifetime meetings at The Home Depot Center.

• When the teams first met, it was the first MLS game with David Beckham on the LA Galaxy roster (he did not play). They played to a scoreless draw — for TFC, the fourth game in their 10-match run without a goal in setting an all-time MLS goalless record. Beckham missed out on the LA visit to BMO Field last year to international duty.

COACHES RECORD
Chris Cummins vs LA: first game
Bruce Arena vs TOR: P3 W2 L1 D0

Full Story