Toronto FC visits the Philadelphia Union on Saturday in a matchup of MLS teams that are not where they want to be — in ninth and 10th place in the Eastern Conference, respectively.
With a league-high six draws already under its belt, Toronto (1-1-6) needs to turn ties into wins. And Philadelphia (2-4-2) is searching for the team that finished runner-up in the Supporters’ Shield race last season, averaging 1.97 points a game (compared to 1.0 this season).
Toronto’s current seven-game unbeaten run is also seven games with just one victory (1-0-6). The Union, despite dispatching Mexico’s Atlas FC to advance to the semifinals of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League, are winless in their last five league outings (0-3-2).