Toronto FC vs Charlotte FC Predictions

Toronto FC vs Charlotte FC Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews ahead of the MLS fixture in the early hours of Sunday morning. Toronto FC end a three-game homestand on Saturday by hosting Charlotte FC at BMO Field in their first 2025 MLS meeting, aiming to capitalise on home advantage. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.

Major League Soccer | Jun 1 2025 at 12:30 am UK at BMO Field

Toronto FC vs Charlotte FC Predictions

Will Home Misery Continue or Can the Reds Finally Ignite?

• Goal-shy hosts: Toronto have only scored five goals across nine home matches in MLS 2025, with just one first-half goal in that entire run.
• Charlotte’s away blues: The Crown are riding their worst ever road losing streak, having dropped points in four straight away games and conceding 13 goals in that spell.
• One-goal agony: Toronto have lost six games by a single goal this season, including four 2-1 defeats, revealing a trend of near-misses and brittle resolve.

Best Bet for Toronto FC vs Charlotte FC

Saturday night at BMO Field might not scream blockbuster on paper, but don’t be fooled—it’s the kind of game that simmers with hidden tension. Toronto, currently wallowing near the bottom of the Eastern Conference, are limping towards the halfway point of the season with the grace of a one-legged moose on ice. Their opponents? Charlotte FC, barely clinging onto the final playoff berth and looking every bit as nervous as a cat in a dog park. Both sides come into this game nursing fresh wounds: Toronto off the back of a 2-1 disappointment to Philadelphia, and Charlotte reeling after being ripped apart 4-2 by New York Red Bulls.

What adds a delicious edge to this matchup is how contrastingly flawed both sides are. Toronto have been hopeless at home lately—three straight defeats and only one goal in the first half at BMO all season—but Charlotte? They’ve been even worse on the road. The Crown have leaked 13 goals across their last four away fixtures and haven’t sniffed a point outside their stadium in over a month. It’s a classic MLS toss-up. One side can’t win at home, the other can’t win away. Something’s got to give… or maybe not.

Best Bet: Charlotte FC to Win and Both Teams To Score

Here at BettingTips4You.com, we don’t believe in spreading ourselves thin. One match, one prediction. That’s how we roll. Because if we’re going to be judged, let it be for clarity and confidence—not a scattergun mess of maybes.

So, what’s the golden tip for this one? Charlotte to snatch a 2-1 victory on Canadian soil.

Now, before the angry mob of Toronto fans starts waving pitchforks, let’s unpack that. Toronto’s form at home has been, to put it mildly, dire. Five defeats in their last six at BMO Field paints a picture of a side that simply cannot capitalise on home comfort. In fact, they’ve only managed five goals at home in nine league matches—yes, five! That’s not just poor; that’s “where-did-we-leave-the-goalposts?” poor. Only once have they found the net in the first half across those games. Talk about slow starters.

Even with Federico Bernardeschi back from suspension and the creative spark of Insigne, the Reds still seem to lack that final bite in the penalty area. Ola Brynhildsen offers hope with two goals in his last three, but it’s been individual flickers of brilliance rather than any cohesive attacking plan. And let’s not forget they’ve dropped seven points this season after scoring first—clearly, maintaining a lead is a bigger issue than finding it.

On the flip side, Charlotte are hardly setting the world alight either. They’ve been on a dire run—six losses in their last seven matches. But despite their travel sickness, they’ve shown they can bite back. They’ve netted the opener twice this month on the road, even if they somehow managed to lose both games. The duo of Kerwin Vargas and Liel Abada has offered some hope, with each getting on the scoresheet in their last outing. You can laugh at their defending, but Charlotte still know how to stick one in the net.

And Toronto’s backline? Swiss cheese. There’s more holes in it than a conspiracy theory forum. Sean Johnson has had to pick the ball out of his net far too many times at BMO lately, and with injuries to defenders like Nicksoen Gomis and Kobe Franklin, it’s a patchwork setup that’s just begging to be exploited again.

Here’s what BettingTips4You.com expert Steve Harrington had to say:

“Both teams are struggling, but Toronto’s home form is absolutely tragic. Charlotte might not be elite, but they don’t need to be to win this. Just adequate.”

So we’re backing Charlotte to win it 2-1. Toronto will probably score—maybe Bernardeschi’s return sparks a moment of flair—but their defensive frailties and poor home confidence are too glaring to ignore.

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Predicted Scoreline: Toronto 1-2 Charlotte FC

Why? Simple. Toronto love to lose by a single goal—six of their nine defeats this season have come that way. Mix in Charlotte’s desperation for points and the Reds’ defensive frailty, and a 2-1 away win seems almost poetic.

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