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Toronto FC (0-4-1, 1 point) host Canadian rivals Vancouver Whitecaps FC (4-1-0, 12 points) at BMO Field this Saturday afternoon. The Matchday 6 encounter in Toronto, Ontario kicks off at 2:30 p.m. ET and can be viewed globally in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
TFC return to familiar surroundings at BMO Field for only their second home match of the 2025 MLS campaign. Historically, Toronto FC hold a 6W-8L-3T record through their first seventeen meetings with the Whitecaps in regular season play and will be looking for their first home victory against Vancouver since August 2020.
HOME SWEET HOME
Toronto FC welcome the Vancouver Whitecaps FC to BMO Field for their sixth match of the 2025 MLS season on Saturday afternoon. After losing to the Chicago Fire in their 2025 MLS Home Opener on March 15, the Reds hold a 122W-93L-77T all-time record (443 points) in MLS regular season matches played on home soil to date. This Saturday, the first 10,000 fans at BMO Field will receive a free Toronto FC toque upon entrance.
AN ODE TO THE PAST
TFC host Canadian rivals Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the 18th regular season encounter in the all-time series between the two clubs. Historically, Toronto FC hold a 6W-8L-3T record through their first seventeen meetings with the Caps in regular season play. The two Canadian clubs have previously battled at BMO Field on nine separate occasions, with TFC leading the series with four wins, three ties and two losses by Toronto’s lake shore. The Reds will be looking for their first home victory against the Whitecaps since a Richie Laryea goal lifted the hosts to a 1-0 win at BMO Field on August 21, 2020.
STEP BY STEP
A week on from dropping a 1-2 result in their 2025 MLS Home Opener versus Chicago Fire on March 15, the Reds lost against the New York Red Bulls by the same scoreline at Sports Illustrated Stadium on March 22. New York Red Bulls captain Emil Forsberg scored the opener for the hosts from the penalty spot in the first half, before TFC’s Deandre Kerr equalized with a powerful header in the 70th minute. The second-half strike marked a goal in consecutive matches for Kerr, following the forward’s opener against the Fire in Matchday 4, and moved him into joint-tenth on the club’s all-time goalscoring charts with 18 goals. On the play, Derrick Etienne Jr. and Lorenzo Insigne also registered their first assists of the 2025 MLS campaign. The Red Bulls, however, responded six minutes later when Swedish midfielder Emil Forsberg scoring his second of the night to seal all three points from Harrison, New Jersey.
MILESTONE WATCH
Last Saturday against the Red Bulls, American goalkeeper Sean Johnson and Canadian defender Kobe Franklin each recorded their 50th Major League Soccer appearance for Toronto FC since joining the Reds. Norwegian defender Sigurd Rosted has made 49 MLS appearances for TFC since joining the club in February 2023 and his next league appearance will be his 50thMLS appearance for the Reds.
INTERNATIONAL ROUND-UP
Toronto FC will welcome the return of Jonathan Osorio, Deybi Flores and Tyrese Spicer, who missed last weekend’s action through international duty during the March FIFA window. Club captain Jonathan Osorio played a combined 63 minutes across Canada’s two matches at SoFi Stadium in California, as Les Rouges lost 2-0 to Mexico in the 2025 Concacaf Nations League Semi-Final before defeating the United States of America by a 2-1 scoreline to secure a third-place finish in the Concacaf competition. Midfielder Deybi Flores played a combined 180 minutes across two legs as Honduras defeated Bermuda 7-3 on aggregate to secure qualification to the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. 2024 MLS SuperDraft first overall pick, Tyrese Spicer, earned his first international cap, played a combined 125 minutes and registered his first international assist to help Trinidad & Tobago defeat Cuba by a 6-1 aggregate score to also secure qualification to the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup.
ONCE A RED
A pair of players from each roster have played for both clubs, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps, over the years. Toronto FC defender Richie Laryea scored one goal and registered three assists in 14 combined appearances during a loan spell with the Whitecaps during the 2023 MLS season. TFC midfielder Deybi Flores also made 16 combined appearances while on loan (2015, 2016) with the Blue-and-White.
On the other side, Canadian Ralph Priso originally joined the Toronto FC Academy in January 2017 and became the 25thplayer in club history to sign for Toronto FC from the TFC Academy in October 2020. The Homegrown midfielder scored two goals in 33 combined appearances across three seasons (2020 – 2022) for the Reds. Priso joined the Colorado Rapids via trade in July 2022 before signing with Blue-and-White in March 2024. Canadian Jayden Nelson originally joined the Toronto FC Academy in November 2015 and became the 23rdplayer in club history to sign for TFC from the Academy in January 2020. The Homegrown winger scored one goal in 50 combined appearances across three seasons (2020 – 2022) for the Reds. Nelson joined Norwegian club Rosenborg BK in February 2023 and recently returned to MLS with the Whitecaps in January 2025.
