Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Columbus Crew SC

Wed 18 Sep 2024 · 23:30 UTC BMO Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Richie Laryea 78' Y

Federico Bernardeschi 79' Y

Y 85' Derrick Jones

Y 90' Alexandru Matan

Overview

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Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at BMO Field.

Toronto FC 34 games · 39 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

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

Toronto FC 17 games · Avg 3.0 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-18 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-07-06 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Toronto FC 2023-08-26 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC 2023-03-12 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2022-06-29 Toronto FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–2	L
14 Sep	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	1–3	L
25 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W
20 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	1–0	W
17 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–3	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Sep	Toronto FC	A	2–0	W
14 Sep	FC Cincinnati	A	0–0	D
07 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–4	L
31 Aug	New York City FC	H	4–2	W
28 Aug	Philadelphia Union	A	1–0	W
20 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L

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: Columbus Crew SC gets underway.
5' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Toronto FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 302 games and scored 457 goals.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Alonso Coello Camarero, a Spain , has 18 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' Toronto FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' Tyrese Spicer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jonathan Osorio at the 46 minute mark.
51' Cucho Hernandez does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
61' Toronto FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
66' The crowd applauds DeJuan Jones as he leaves the pitch. Max Arfsten steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
70' GOAL! Marcelo Herrera scores on 70. Assisted by Cucho Hernandez
70' Time for substitution for Toronto FC. Lorenzo Insigne is replaced by Kosi Thompson.
75' Yaw Yeboah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
78' Richie Laryea has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 78.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Federico Bernardeschi is booked for Toronto FC — card on 79.
82' Matthew Longstaff makes way for Brandon Servania at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Toronto FC.
85' Derrick Jones has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 85.
85' Alexandru Matan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dylan Chambost on 85 minute.
90' Alexandru Matan is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' Yaw Yeboah is replacing Derrick Jones for the Columbus Crew SC side.
The points are shared — Toronto FC 0-2 Columbus Crew SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Federico Bernardeschi
24
Lorenzo Insigne ↓ Kosi Thompson 70'
11
Derrick Etienne
21
Jonathan Osorio ↓ Tyrese Spicer 46'
28
Raoul Petretta
1
Sean Johnson
17
Sigurd Rosted
22
Richie Laryea
8
Matthew Longstaff ↓ Brandon Servania 82'
29
Deandre Kerr ↓ Prince-Osei Owusu 82'
14
Alonso Coello Camarero

Bench

Coach John Herdman

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Dylan Chambost ↓ Alexandru Matan 85'
18
Malte Amundsen
5
Derrick Jones ↓ Yaw Yeboah 90'
10
Diego Rossi ↓ Cucho Hernandez 46'
2
Marcelo Herrera
4
Rudy Camacho
12
DeJuan Jones ↓ Max Arfsten 66'
28
Patrick Schulte
25
Sean Zawadzki
19
Jacen Russell-Rowe ↓ Aziel Jackson 66'
21
Yevgen Cheberko

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Toronto FC Form

2024-09-18 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-09-14 Toronto FC 2–1 Austin FC W 2024-08-31 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United SC L 2024-08-25 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Toronto FC W 2024-07-20 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Toronto FC W 2024-07-17 Internacional CF Miami 3–1 Toronto FC L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-09-18 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-09-14 FC Cincinnati 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-09-07 Columbus Crew SC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 4–2 New York City FC W 2024-08-28 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-07-20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.11 Toronto FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.93 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC24% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC51%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw

49%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

76%

Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC18% Draw43% Columbus Crew SC39%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 0

6.4%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.5%

1 – 4

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap	Toronto FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	12%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	22%	33%
+1.5	67%	—	33%
+2	67%	17%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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