Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Welcome to Exploria Stadium that hosts another battle between Toronto FC and Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 13' What a strike from Michael Bradley! The score is 1-0.
  • 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 23' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 28' Toronto FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' Richie Laryea is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Toronto FC tonight.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at Exploria Stadium. Toronto FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' Marky Delgado picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Waylon Francis is withdrawn and Aboubacar Keita gets his opportunity.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 54' Poor challenge from Alex Bono. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 59' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Toronto FC. Ayo Akinola is replaced by Jozy Altidore.
  • 64' Toronto FC ring the changes. Yeferson Soteldo has done his job and it is now time for Kemar Lawrence to step up.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Saad Abdul-Salam as he leaves the pitch. Harrison Afful steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Toronto FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' Bradley Wright-Phillips is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexandru Matan at the 73 minute mark.
  • 77' Tsubasa Endoh is replacing Ralph Priso-Mbongue for the Toronto FC side.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Jozy Altidore gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 89' Aboubacar Keita was booked on 89.
  • 89' Lucas Zelarayan makes way for Miguel Berry at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 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
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

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
1.69 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC49% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC25%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
51%
Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC34% Draw45% Columbus Crew SC21%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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