Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Columbus Crew SC

Sat 21 Mar 2026 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Toronto FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)

6 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Toronto FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC 2025-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Toronto FC 2025-08-16 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC 2024-09-18 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC 2024-07-06 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Toronto FC

Recent Form

Toronto FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–1	W
14 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	1–0	W
01 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
22 Feb	FC Dallas	A	2–3	L
18 Oct	Orlando City SC	H	4–2	W

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Mar	Toronto FC	A	1–2	L
14 Mar	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
08 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–0	D
01 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–2	D
22 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
18 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Toronto FC		Columbus Crew SC
#11	Position	#10
14	Points	16
14	Played	15
3 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 7
22	Scored	21
29	Conceded	23
-7	GD	-2
1.00	PPG	1.07
21%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Toronto FC are 11th (14 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Toronto FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/4

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Toronto FC gets underway.
Full Time. Toronto FC beats Columbus Crew SC

Lineups

Toronto FC Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rossi	3
Gyasi Zardes	3
Jozy Altidore	3
Pozuelo	2
Richie Laryea	2
Cucho Hernandez	2
Federico Higuain	2
Jesus Jimenez	2

Head to Head

Toronto FC Form

2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-03-14 Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2026-03-08 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Toronto FC W 2026-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Toronto FC L 2026-02-22 FC Dallas 3–2 Toronto FC L 2025-10-18 Toronto FC 4–2 Orlando City SC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2026-03-08 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-03-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York Red Bulls W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.69 Toronto FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Toronto FC43% Draw24% Columbus Crew SC33%

Actual: Toronto FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Toronto FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

57%

Toronto FC or Columbus Crew SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Toronto FC30% Draw42% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

5.1%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Toronto FC

Handicap	Toronto FC covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Toronto FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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