Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 21 Mar 2026 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Toronto FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)

6 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

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

Toronto FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2025-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Toronto FC 2025-08-16 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2024-09-18 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-07-06 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
22 Feb	FC Dallas	A	2–3	L
18 Oct	Orlando City SC	H	4–2	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Toronto FC	A	1–2	L
14 Mar	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
08 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D
01 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–2	D
22 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
18 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

16% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Toronto FC gets underway.
With this win, Toronto FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Toronto FC Form

2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-03-14 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2026-03-08 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Toronto FC W 2026-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Toronto FC L 2026-02-22 FC Dallas 3–2 Toronto FC L 2025-10-18 Toronto FC 4–2 Orlando City SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-03-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.59 Toronto FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.56 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC43% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC32%

Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

57%

Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Toronto FC29% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

0 – 0

5.9%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap	Toronto FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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