TORONTO — After eight years in Major League Soccer without a playoff berth, Toronto F.C. fans might be forgiven for feeling a familiar sense of futility as their club kicked off this season with two wins, four losses and more goals against than for.

The uneven start comes despite another ambitious (and expensive) off-season in which the team spent millions to acquire the former Juventus forward Sebastian Giovinco and the American striker Jozy Altidore. But there is a key difference this spring: A month and a half into the season, Toronto F.C. has yet to play a match at home.

The reason is that renovations underway to expand the capacity at BMO Field, Toronto F.C.’s stadium, to 30,000 stretched into the start of the season and will not be completed until the first week of May. That forced M.L.S. to schedule a nine-week, seven-game away stretch for the Reds to start the season.

This may help explain the team’s slow start, and also why its players are preaching patience.

“It’s still very early,” midfielder Michael Bradley cautioned before last weekend’s 2-0 victory at Orlando gave Toronto its second win.