Thursday , 2 July 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
10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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 #11
16 Points 14
15 Played 14
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 6
21 Scored 22
23 Conceded 29
-2 GD -7
1.07 PPG 1.00
27% Win % 21%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Toronto FC are 11th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Columbus Crew SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The 42-year-old Drew Moor has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Toronto FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 20' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Toronto FC's shape.
  • 25' Toronto FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Toronto FC's compact .
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nick DeLeon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Toronto FC.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Toronto FC backline.
  • 42' What composure from Jonathan Osorio! The Canada international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 46' Richie Laryea is replacing Justin Morrow for the Toronto FC side.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Pedro Santos makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 48.
  • 53' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Toronto FC! Marky Delgado comes on to replace Nick DeLeon.
  • 64' Toronto FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 67' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Argudo is hanging Youness Mokhtar on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Patrick Mullins as he leaves the pitch. Drew Moor steps in for Toronto FC.
  • 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Toronto FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Luis Diaz is withdrawn and Romario Williams gets his opportunity.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Connor Maloney as he leaves the pitch. David Accam steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 82' David Accam doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Wil Trapp has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' What a moment for Jozy Altidore! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jonathan Mensah on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Jozy Altidore 3
Diego Rossi 3
Gyasi Zardes 3
Federico Higuain 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Gyasi Zardes 2
Pozuelo 2
Richie Laryea 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
2.12 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC51% Draw23% Toronto FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Toronto FC
49%
Columbus Crew SC or Toronto FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC38% Draw39% Toronto FC23%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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