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 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)

8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.6 goals/game

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

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

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Toronto FC

Daniel Salloi	7 G	5 A
Josh Sargent	7 G	2 A

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as Toronto FC face off against Columbus Crew SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Toronto FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

1.67 Toronto FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC43% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC32%

Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

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 FC30% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 0

5.2%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap	Toronto FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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