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 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

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

Toronto FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 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
#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' Three points are at stake. Toronto FC host Columbus Crew SC — let the battle begin!
5' Toronto FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
10' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The 33-year-old Jonathan Osorio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. John Herdman will be considering his options from the bench.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' Toronto FC have won 376 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Tyrese Spicer gets the nod from Toronto FC. He replaces Jonathan Osorio and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Cucho Hernandez doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Toronto FC and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' Both keepers have barely been tested. Toronto FC and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
66' Max Arfsten gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces DeJuan Jones and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Marcelo Herrera is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
70' Kosi Thompson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lorenzo Insigne on 70 minute.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dylan Chambost, as he is very good at scoring at BMO Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
78' It’s gonna be a card for Richie Laryea.
79' It’s gonna be a card for Federico Bernardeschi.
82' Toronto FC make a change. Matthew Longstaff trudges off to be replaced by Brandon Servania on 82 minutes.
85' A moment of madness from Derrick Jones on 85 minutes earns him a card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
85' Alexandru Matan is replacing Dylan Chambost for the Columbus Crew SC side.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Alexandru Matan argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Derrick Jones trudges off to be replaced by Yaw Yeboah on 90 minutes.
Toronto FC will have plenty to reflect on. Columbus Crew SC were simply the better side today.

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
Federico Higuain	2
Lucas Zelarayan	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Pozuelo	2
Richie Laryea	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

1.73 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC25% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC48%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

75%

Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC19% Draw45% Columbus Crew SC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

9.3%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

1 – 0

5.6%

1 – 3

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap	Toronto FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	14%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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