Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Toronto FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 27 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field HT 45' · FT 45+4'
Jozy Altidore 28' Y
Y 60' Lucas Zelarayan
Y 67' Aidan Morris
Marky Delgado 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Kevin Klinger
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
  • Referee Timothy Ford
  • Referee

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

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

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 3–1 W
23 Sep New York City FC A 1–0 W
19 Sep D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
10 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 2–1 W
06 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L
02 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Sep Toronto FC A 1–3 L
23 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
19 Sep Nashville SC H 2–0 W
12 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
06 Sep FC Cincinnati H 3–0 W
02 Sep Philadelphia Union H 1–0 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' What a night it is going to be! Toronto FC welcome Columbus Crew SC for this crunch clash at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jozy Altidore is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Aidan Morris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' Jozy Altidore picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 33' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' What composure from Chris Mavinga! The DR Congo international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Jozy Altidore gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
  • 53' Pozuelo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
  • 57' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Milton Valenzuela comes on to replace Hector Jimenez.
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Pozuelo makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 60' Lucas Zelarayan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Derrick Etienne on, Luis Diaz off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Toronto FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' Richie Laryea has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
  • 78' Youness Mokhtar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedro Santos on 78 minute.
  • 83' Nick DeLeon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jozy Altidore at the 83 minute mark.
  • 86' Marky Delgado was booked on 86.
  • 89' The Toronto FC manager makes a substitution. Richie Laryea departs to be replaced by Tony Gallacher.
  • 90' The Toronto FC manager makes a substitution. Richie Laryea departs to be replaced by Tony Gallacher.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Toronto FC 3-1 Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 3
Gyasi Zardes 3
Jozy Altidore 3
Cucho Hernandez 2
Federico Higuain 2
Jesus Jimenez 2
Federico Higuain 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2

Head to Head

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

Toronto FC Form

2020-09-27 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-09-23 New York City FC 0–1 Toronto FC W 2020-09-19 D.C. United SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2020-09-10 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Toronto FC W 2020-09-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Toronto FC L 2020-09-02 Toronto FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-09-27 Toronto FC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2020-09-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2020-09-19 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W 2020-09-12 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-09-06 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2020-09-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC48% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
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

Toronto FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
52%
Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC35% Draw41% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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