Sunday , 16 August 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Toronto FC
Sat 17 Aug 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Jonathan Mensah 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Toronto FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
5
4
Columbus Crew SC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC 2018-06-02 Columbus Crew SC 3–3 Toronto FC 2018-03-03 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Toronto FC H 2–2 D
10 Aug FC Cincinnati H 2–2 D
04 Aug San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
27 Jul New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
20 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
18 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
10 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
03 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
28 Jul FC Cincinnati H 2–1 W
20 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–3 L
18 Jul New York Red Bulls H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Toronto FC
#10 Position #12
20 Points 17
18 Played 18
5 / 5 / 8 W / D / L 3 / 8 / 7
26 Scored 24
28 Conceded 32
-2 GD -8
1.11 PPG 0.94
28% Win % 17%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
16% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Toronto FC are 12th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Toronto FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/4
76+
6/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Columbus Crew SC are looking to make home advantage count against Toronto FC.
  • 5' Toronto FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Toronto FC backline.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Toronto FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' Jonathan Osorio makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Toronto FC are in front.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Richie Laryea. He replaces Justin Morrow on 46 minute.
  • 48' Pedro Santos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 58' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 59' The whistle greets Nick DeLeon as he departs to be replaced by Marky Delgado.
  • 64' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 67' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Youness Mokhtar is replaced by Luis Argudo on 67 minute.
  • 72' Toronto FC make a change. Patrick Mullins trudges off to be replaced by Drew Moor on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Eloy Room, a Curacao , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Romario Williams on, Luis Diaz off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' The whistle greets Connor Maloney as he departs to be replaced by David Accam.
  • 82' David Accam doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Magnificent from Jozy Altidore! That is 33 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Mensah on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 3
Gyasi Zardes 3
Jozy Altidore 3
Richie Laryea 2
Cucho Hernandez 2
Federico Higuain 2
Jesus Jimenez 2
Federico Higuain 2

Head to Head

2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC 2018-06-02 Columbus Crew SC 3–3 Toronto FC 2018-03-03 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-08-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2019-08-04 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-07-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-07-18 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Toronto FC Form

2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2019-08-10 Toronto FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2019-08-03 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Toronto FC L 2019-07-28 Toronto FC 2–1 FC Cincinnati W 2019-07-20 Toronto FC 1–3 Houston Dynamo L 2019-07-18 Toronto FC 3–1 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.03 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC51% Draw24% Toronto FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Toronto FC
49%
Columbus Crew SC or Toronto FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC38% Draw41% Toronto FC21%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.