New York City FC vs. Toronto FC - Exact Score

Platform comparison

Market context

New York City FC meet Toronto FC in an MLS regular-season match on 31 July 2026, and the exact-score market will settle only on the scoreline after 90 minutes plus stoppage time. For programmatic use, the cleanest approach is to treat this as a discrete outcome set, with *Any Other Score* as the residual bucket if the final result is outside the listed scorelines; extra time and penalties do not matter under the contract terms.

The historical read-through points towards NYCFC being the more reliable side in this pairing, which is why a 0% crowd-implied YES can be useful as a contrarian check rather than a base-rate forecast. NYCFC have taken three of the last five league meetings, including 3-1 and 1-0 wins in 2025, while Toronto’s recent results in the fixture have often trended towards narrow defeats or mixed-scoring games.[1][15][16] More broadly, the clubs’ head-to-head record is fairly balanced over the long run, so exact-score markets tend to be more about score distribution than simple winner selection.[6][12][19]

The main catalysts to watch are the pre-match line-up release, any late injury or travel updates, and whether either side rotates because of fixture congestion around the date. NYCFC’s own recent club notes have highlighted that this fixture can produce first-half scoring and wide scorelines, including a 4-4 draw in the series and a 2-0 win in the reverse meeting, which matters if you are automating conditional orders around totals, both-teams-to-score, or specific score branches.[9] For a bot or copy-trading workflow, the useful trigger is not just the market price but whether the expected-goals profile and starting forwards confirm a narrow home edge or a broader goal range.

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Methodology

We track New York City FC vs. Toronto FC - Exact Score across the five venues with material prediction-market liquidity. The probability shown is the live Polymarket mid; the comparison rows summarise how each venue treats the underlying contract — fees, KYC thresholds, settlement currency, deposit options. The highlighted row marks the cheapest route into Polymarket's order book.

Resolution & payout

Settlement runs on-chain. Polymarket's contract logic separates YES and NO shares as conditional tokens; at resolution the winning share lifts to $1.00 and the losing one to $0. The outcome input comes from the UMA Optimistic Oracle, which secures against bad resolution with a bond + dispute window.

Once finalised, the smart contract pays USDC to the holders' wallets within minutes — no withdrawal fees beyond Polygon network gas. Kalshi settles in USD via CFTC clearance, Betfair in account currency net of commission, Manifold in play-money mana with no cash-out.

FAQ

Where can I trade this market with the lowest fees?

Polymarket is geo-blocked in the US/UK/EU. The easiest 0%-fee broker into the same order book is Kalshi Fees. Kalshi charges up to 7% per trade; Betfair Exchange takes 2-5% commission on net winnings.

Is this market available outside the US?

Polymarket itself is geo-blocked in the US/UK/EU. Always check the legal status of prediction markets in your jurisdiction before trading.

What does Polymarket cost to trade?

Polymarket itself charges 0% — the only cost is the Polygon network fee, typically under $0.01 per transaction. Off-chain venues like Kalshi or Betfair charge 2-7% commission.

Do I need to KYC for this market?

On Polymarket directly, no — it's wallet-based. Intermediary brokers like Kalshi Fees trigger KYC only above $1,500 of lifetime trading volume; under that you trade pseudonymously with a single wallet address.

How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.