Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Toronto FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Toronto FC
Sat 29 May 2021 · 19:00 UTC Historic Crew Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Toronto FC — MLS at Historic Crew Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

7
5
4
Columbus Crew SC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Toronto FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-09-27 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-10-06 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Toronto FC H 2–1 W
22 May New York City FC A 0–0 D
16 May New England Revolution A 0–1 L
12 May Toronto FC A 0–2 L
08 May D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
01 May Montreal Impact FC A 0–0 D
Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 May Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
22 May Orlando City SC A 0–0 D
15 May New York City FC A 1–1 D
12 May Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
08 May New York Red Bulls A 0–2 L
24 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC Toronto FC
#12 Position #13
29 Points 29
27 Played 27
8 / 5 / 14 W / D / L 6 / 11 / 10
39 Scored 39
43 Conceded 51
-4 GD -12
1.07 PPG 1.07
30% Win % 22%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Toronto FC are 13th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/7
61-75
7/6
76+
9/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Toronto FC
Daniel Salloi 7 G 5 A
Josh Sargent 7 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Toronto FC get us underway at Historic Crew Stadium.
  • 5' Saad Abdul-Salam has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 291 appearances.
  • 10' 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.
  • 12' Brilliant from the ! Luis Diaz makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 12.
  • 17' The travelling Toronto FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' Against the run of play, Gyasi Zardes has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 27' Toronto FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Toronto FC — Luke Singh on, Chris Mavinga off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' What a moment for Ayo Akinola! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 55' Another substitution for Toronto FC to replace Nick DeLeon by Pozuelo on 55 minute.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' Canada international Jacob Shaffelburg has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Vito Wormgoor has done his job and it is now time for Jonathan Mensah to step up.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Saad Abdul-Salam comes on to replace Artur.
  • 78' The Toronto FC manager makes a substitution. Jacob Shaffelburg departs to be replaced by Jayden Nelson.
  • 83' Bradley Wright-Phillips is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gyasi Zardes at the 83 minute mark.
  • 85' The whistle greets Luis Diaz as he departs to be replaced by Alexandru Matan.
  • 89' Fresh legs for Toronto FC! Patrick Mullins comes on to replace Marky Delgado.
  • Toronto FC will have plenty to reflect on. Columbus Crew SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC 2020-09-27 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC 2019-10-06 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-08-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Toronto FC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2021-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC W 2021-05-22 New York City FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2021-05-16 New England Revolution 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2021-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 D.C. United SC W 2021-05-01 Montreal Impact FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Toronto FC Form

2021-05-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC L 2021-05-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Toronto FC D 2021-05-15 New York City FC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2021-05-12 Toronto FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2021-05-08 New York Red Bulls 2–0 Toronto FC L 2021-04-24 Toronto FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Toronto FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC47% Draw26% Toronto FC27%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
73%
Draw or Toronto FC
53%
Columbus Crew SC or Toronto FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC34% Draw44% Toronto FC22%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Toronto FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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