Red Bull New York vs. Toronto FC: Kickoff, Team News, and How to Watch

Updated October 17, 2026, before kickoff. Red Bull New York hosts Toronto FC in the 2026 MLS regular season on Saturday, October 17, at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey. The match remains scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−04:00), which is 23:30 UTC on October 17. The latest MLS player status report lists no Red Bull New York players as out and four Toronto players unavailable. Kickoff has not yet occurred, so there is no final score or confirmed starting lineup to report.

Match details and kickoff time

Detail	Information
Match	Red Bull New York vs. Toronto FC
Competition	2026 MLS regular season, Matchday 31
Date	Saturday, October 17, 2026
Kickoff	7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00); 23:30 UTC
Venue	Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey, United States

The clubs and MLS list the fixture for October 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET. On that date, Harrison is observing Eastern Daylight Time, so the precise local designation is EDT (UTC−04:00). The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology says daylight saving time in 2026 runs from March 8 until November 1. The scheduled kickoff therefore falls at 23:30 UTC on the same calendar date, not on October 18. International viewers should convert from that UTC time using the offset in effect in their own location on October 17.

Latest player availability and suspensions

The MLS Player Status Report for Saturday, October 17, lists the following players as out. It is an availability snapshot, not a starting lineup, and it does not provide return dates.

Club	Players listed out
Red Bull New York	None listed
Toronto FC	Benjamin Kuscevic (suspension), Richie Laryea (suspension), Nelson Palacio (thigh), and Walker Zimmerman (ankle)

MLS’s disciplinary summary, dated October 16, confirms that Kuscevic and Laryea are suspended for yellow-card accumulation. It also lists Toronto technical staff member Robin Fraser as suspended for yellow-card accumulation for the October 17 match. That is a separate staff suspension, not an additional player absence. No recovery timetable is stated for Palacio or Zimmerman in the status report, and the report does not name replacements.

As of this update, the official pages reviewed have not posted the matchday starting XIs. Check the clubs’ match channels close to kickoff for lineup announcements or any late changes. A player omitted from the status report should not be treated as guaranteed to start; coaches can still make selection decisions.

Recent form and the matchup

The clubs’ pre-match previews list Red Bull New York at 10-13-6 with 36 points and Toronto FC at 7-10-12 with 33 points. That leaves Toronto three points behind entering the fixture. A road win would bring the sides level on points, while a New York win would increase the gap. Those records describe the standings before this match; the result and the rest of the weekend’s games will determine what the table looks like afterward.

This is the 46th regular-season meeting between the teams. New York’s official preview lists a 24-9-12 series record in its favor, and Toronto’s preview confirms the same total from the visitors’ perspective. Their first meeting of 2026 ended 1-1 in Toronto on March 14: Dániel Sallói scored first, and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting equalized late. The historical record gives context, but it does not predict the result in Harrison.

Toronto comes in after a 3-3 home draw with Orlando City on October 14 and a 2-1 comeback win over CF Montréal on October 10, according to its Matchday 31 preview. Lewis Morgan and Theo Corbeanu scored against Orlando, and Corbeanu was selected to the MLS Team of the Matchday bench for Matchday 30. New York’s preview highlights midfielder Ronald Donkor’s recent assist run: he recorded three assists across his previous two appearances and reached nine MLS assists for the season. Those are recent storylines to follow, not guarantees about who will score or how either coach will set up.

Where to watch

Both clubs list Apple TV coverage in English and Spanish. Toronto FC says the match is available globally on Apple TV and also lists TSN4/5 in Canada. Red Bull New York lists Red Bulls Radio in English through the club app and RedBullNewYork.com; its pregame Countdown to Kickoff is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. EDT, 30 minutes before the match. Check the relevant service in your country for access and subscription details, since broadcast options can differ by territory.

New York has also designated the fixture as Pride Night. The club says gates open at 6:30 p.m. EDT and the first 5,000 fans through the gates are set to receive a Pride beanie. The announced program includes a ticketed meet-and-greet and donations to three New Jersey organizations supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. Fans attending should use the club’s event and ticket pages for current entry and stadium information.

What to watch during the match

New York will have the home setting and, on the published report, no listed player absences. Donkor’s recent assist production is one attacking measure identified by the club; New York’s preview also notes his ninth assist of the season. Toronto must account for the two suspended players as well as the reported thigh and ankle absences. The available information does not confirm how either coach will replace absent players, so the official lineup will offer the clearest indication of selection.

For Toronto, the recent results show a team that has scored in consecutive home matches, including twice late against Montréal and three times against Orlando. The visitor now faces a road fixture against a club it has not beaten away since March 2016, according to Toronto’s preview. That history is relevant background, while the current match still starts level at 0-0 and will be decided by events on the field.

Result status: The match is scheduled for later on October 17. No result is available in this pre-match update. Check the official MLS match page and club channels after the final whistle for the score and confirmed match statistics.