TORONTO

The Reds are on pace to be historically good.

Despite the four-game losing skid. Despite the suspensions and injuries. Despite fans’ bliss, then outrage, then bliss again, Toronto FC has been historically good through two months.

The club’s three road wins have it on pace to finish with the most away victories in a single season in franchise history.

Under former bench boss Ryan Nelsen, Toronto FC won four games away from BMO Field in 2014, the highest total through the club’s first eight seasons.

Under head coach Greg Vanney, TFC should at least double its current road haul if its playoff aspirations are indeed legitimate.

Historically speaking, winning on the road in this league is difficult. Even the top teams rarely garner road records above .500.

Following TFC’s schedule release, most agreed 10 points — a 3-3-1 road record — would put the Reds in a good spot coming home next Sunday.

They likely should have had that, and maybe more, if you look at how easily they conceded in losses in Salt Lake and Dallas. They finished 3-4-0.

Given the circumstances, Vanney will happily take nine points into TFC’s home opener on Sunday.

Back-to-back wins against Orlando and Philly have supporters beginning to believe, too.

BIG GAME, BIG CROWD?

Toronto FC appears to be on pace to selling out Sunday night’s home opener against the Houston Dynamo.

Around 1,500 tickets remained as of Saturday for the club’s first home date following a seven-game trip.

The team’s top brass are hopeful they’ll sell out 30,000 seats at the newly-renovated and expanded BMO Field by this weekend.

Beyond the anticipated home opener, the first handful of TFC’s home matches are said to be selling well heading into summer.

DON’T FORGET WEDNESDAY

Before this weekend’s big game at BMO Field, Toronto FC opens up Canadian Cup play in Montreal midweek.

But despite Wednesday night’s first leg being against this city’s fiercest rival, don’t expect Vanney to risk TFC’s big guns.

It just wouldn’t make sense to have guys like Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore in the lineup following what has already been an exhausting 2015 for the pair.

Not to mention the team is finally returning home from a grueling seven-game road trip.

Sebastian Giovinco likely won’t play, either.

Expect to see a number of depth guys — Jonathan Osorio, Collen Warner, Luke Moore and Daniel Lovitz — earn time on Wednesday.

While the club has CONCACAF Champions League aspirations, top of mind remains the MLS playoffs, meaning all eyes will be on Sunday.

WHILE WE’RE AT IT

The Canadian Championship is a bit stale, isn’t it?

Four extra games for MLS sides in an already loaded schedule doesn’t make sense.

The Canadian Soccer Association’s end goal is to have this tournament expanded into something much larger, with more teams.

What teams, though, remains a mystery.

For now, Major League Soccer should work with the CSA to create something similar to the Cascadia Cup, the regular-season competition between Portland, Vancouver and Seattle.

Sure, you’d have to alter the schedule to ensure Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal play each other twice during the regular season, home and away, but that shouldn’t be an issue for the brainiacs who build the league’s schedule.

As for competitive imbalance in conference play, let’s not pretend that doesn’t already exist.

For instance, Toronto FC plays the New York Red Bulls just twice this season while other Eastern Conference clubs play them three times.

The NASL teams wouldn’t be in the mix. Sorry.

Not only would this cut down on cross-country travel, it would also ensure each club plays its best XI to determine the country’s Champions League representative.

After all, Wednesday night’s match already seems anything but important.

You want to keep that tournament? Fine, but don't make it a Champions League qualifier.

DEFENSIVE DILEMMA

Toronto FC’s, uh, makeshift back four just collected back-to-back clean sheets.

Not bad, eh? Not bad at all.

But what happens when guys like Steven Caldwell and Mark Bloom return from injury?

Nick Hagglund, Ashtone Morgan and Justin Morrow are either playing out of position or weren’t slated to start at all this season.

When asked about Bloom’s imminent return post-match Sunday in Orlando, Vanney said the club’s — it would seem — first-choice fullback isn’t a lock to start with Morrow doing fine job in his place.

In the middle, do you automatically reinsert Caldwell when Hagglund is doing an adequate job?

This could be why Vanney moved to strip Caldwell of his captaincy to begin with.