Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
5
8
Toronto FC 17 games · Avg 3.0 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 #7
39 Points 47
34 Played 34
9 / 12 / 13 W / D / L 14 / 5 / 15
52 Scored 59
67 Conceded 52
-15 GD +7
1.15 PPG 1.38
26% Win % 41%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Toronto FC are 12th (39 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/10
31-45
6/9
46-60
5/12
61-75
9/7
76+
16/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Toronto FC
Josh Sargent 10 G 4 A
Daniel Salloi 9 G 6 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Toronto FC gets underway.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 13' What composure from Michael Bradley! The USA international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Jonathan Mensah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Toronto FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marky Delgado on 46.
  • 46' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 46 minute. Waylon Francis leaves to be changed by Aboubacar Keita.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Alex Bono catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' Both keepers have barely been tested. Toronto FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Jozy Altidore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ayo Akinola on 62 minute.
  • 64' The Toronto FC bench stirs into life. Yeferson Soteldo is withdrawn and Kemar Lawrence gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harrison Afful is hanging Saad Abdul-Salam on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Malte Amundsen scoring 2 goals.
  • 73' The whistle greets Alexandru Matan as he departs to be replaced by Bradley Wright-Phillips.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Tsubasa Endoh. He replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue on 77 minute.
  • 82' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' Jozy Altidore is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Aboubacar Keita. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 89 minute. Lucas Zelarayan leaves to be changed by Miguel Berry.
  • 90' Jozy Altidore has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Gyasi Zardes 3
Jozy Altidore 3
Diego Rossi 3
Pozuelo 2
Richie Laryea 2
Malte Amundsen 2
Federico Higuain 2
Jesus Jimenez 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
1.7 Toronto FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Toronto FC46% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC29%
Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
54%
Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Toronto FC32% Draw44% Columbus Crew SC24%
Actual: Toronto FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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