Sunday , 16 August 2026

Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Toronto FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Wed 12 May 2021 · 23:00 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marky Delgado 46' Y
Alex Bono 54' Y
Y 89' Aboubacar Keita
Jozy Altidore 90' Y
Y 90' Jonathan Mensah

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
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 2018-06-02 Columbus Crew SC 3–3 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
17 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 2–4 L
24 Nov Nashville SC H 0–1 L
08 Nov New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
18 Apr Philadelphia Union H 0–0 D
13 Dec Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
06 Dec New England Revolution 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' Three points are at stake. Toronto FC host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Toronto FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 13' GOAL! Michael Bradley scores on 13.
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 23' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miguel Berry made 287 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Toronto FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 38' Yeferson Soteldo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Marky Delgado has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 46.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Waylon Francis is replaced by Aboubacar Keita.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Toronto FC in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Bono on 54.
  • 59' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' Jozy Altidore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ayo Akinola on 62 minute.
  • 64' Another substitution for Toronto FC to replace Yeferson Soteldo by Kemar Lawrence on 64 minute.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Harrison Afful on, Saad Abdul-Salam off on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Vito Wormgoor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Bradley Wright-Phillips comes on to replace Alexandru Matan.
  • 77' Toronto FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tsubasa Endoh is hanging Ralph Priso-Mbongue on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 87' What a strike from Jozy Altidore! The score is 2-0.
  • 89' Aboubacar Keita picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Lucas Zelarayan is withdrawn and Miguel Berry gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Toronto FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2018-06-02 Columbus Crew SC 3–3 Toronto FC

Toronto FC Form

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 2021-04-17 Montreal Impact FC 4–2 Toronto FC L 2020-11-24 Toronto FC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2020-11-08 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Toronto FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

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 2021-04-18 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Philadelphia Union D 2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-12-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.61 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC48% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC26%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
52%
Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC34% Draw46% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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