Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Toronto FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Toronto FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' Tony Gallacher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Toronto FC tonight.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Toronto FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 28' Jozy Altidore was booked on 28.
  • 33' A quiet spell here at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' 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.
  • 40' Chris Mavinga does the damage! The net is bulging and Toronto FC surge ahead!
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC have won 430 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' GOAL! Jozy Altidore fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 53' Sebastian Berhalter needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Hector Jimenez has done his job and it is now time for Milton Valenzuela to step up.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Pozuelo gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 60' Lucas Zelarayan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Luis Diaz is replaced by Derrick Etienne.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aidan Morris.
  • 72' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' What composure from Richie Laryea! The Canada international strokes it home. 4-0.
  • 78' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Youness Mokhtar is hanging Pedro Santos on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Nick DeLeon. He replaces Jozy Altidore on 83 minute.
  • 86' The referee shows Toronto FC player a Yellow card on 86.
  • 89' Toronto FC ring the changes. Richie Laryea has done his job and it is now time for Tony Gallacher to step up.
  • 90' The whistle greets Richie Laryea as he 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
Pozuelo 2
Richie Laryea 2
Cucho Hernandez 2
Federico Higuain 2
Jesus Jimenez 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
1.85 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
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 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

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 FC34% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
6%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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