Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew

Toronto FC

2 - 1

Columbus Crew

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Pierre-Luc Lauziere 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Toronto FC 26 · Columbus Crew 24

Referee Stats

Pierre-Luc Lauziere

2 matches · 5.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-8).
Columbus Crew controlled possession (56%).
Toronto FC had the sharper finishing (7-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Toronto FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-2

Goals For / Against

17 / 18

Avg: 1.89 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-2-5

Goals For / Against

12 / 17

Avg: 1.50 / 2.13

Points

Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.22

PPG

0.63

1.89

1.50

2.00

2.13

67%

O2.5

88%

100%

BTTS

88%

22%

Score 1st

75%

League-position context

Toronto FC rank26th

Columbus Crew rank24th

Toronto FC points16

Columbus Crew points19

Toronto FC: #26 · 16 pts · GD -8

21 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Columbus Crew: #24 · 19 pts · GD -2

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Toronto FC last 5 home

L D L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index16

Goals10-13

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Columbus Crew last 5 away

D L L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index18

Goals7-10

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Toronto FC trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 11%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.588%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Toronto FC score at home100%

Toronto FC clean sheet at home0%

Columbus Crew score away88%

Columbus Crew clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Toronto FC score first22%

Toronto FC win after scoring first0%

Columbus Crew score first75%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first17%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Toronto FC 71% · Columbus Crew 0%

Avg first goal minute: Toronto FC 22.5' · Columbus Crew 20.8'

Vs league average

Toronto FC score at home1.89 vs 1.89

Toronto FC concede at home2.00 vs 1.34

Columbus Crew score away1.50 vs 1.34

Columbus Crew concede away2.13 vs 1.89

Toronto FC score level with league average, while Columbus Crew score 12% above league average.

Defensive side: Toronto FC are 49% above league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Toronto FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 13% 2H scored: 87% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 4

46-60 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 5

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

371

477

Passes Accurate

287

398

Passes %

77%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

W. Abou Ali

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Arfsten

7' M. Herrera

45'

45' D. Chambost

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Sargent

1st substitution · For: D. Mihailović

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Cifuentes

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Sallói

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. Chambost

1st substitution · For: R. Camacho

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Habroune

2nd substitution · For: J. Thiaré

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Kerr

2nd substitution · For: Emilio Aristizábal Chavarriaga

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Cifuentes

3rd substitution · For: Malik Henry

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Arfsten

3rd substitution · For: H. Picard

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

W. Zimmerman

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Mihailović

87'

87' W. Zimmerman

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ André Gomes

4th substitution · For: N. Axundzadə

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ D. Rossi

5th substitution · For: S. Bangoura

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Alonso Coello

4th substitution · For: Z. Monlouis

90+8'

90+8' J. Thiaré

Toronto FC vs Columbus Crew 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Toronto FC beat Columbus Crew 2-1 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Pierre-Luc Lauziere.

First half: Columbus Crew took an early lead at 4' when W. Abou Ali scored, with the assist credited to M. Arfsten, making the score 0-1. M. Herrera received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 7'. D. Chambost received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 45'.

Second half: Toronto FC made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Sargent replacing D. Mihailović. Toronto FC leveled the score at 56' when J. Cifuentes scored, with the assist credited to D. Sallói, making the score 1-1. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 66', with D. Chambost replacing R. Camacho. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 66', with T. Habroune replacing J. Thiaré. Toronto FC made their 2nd substitution at 75', with D. Kerr replacing Emilio Aristizábal Chavarriaga. Toronto FC made their 3rd substitution at 75', with J. Cifuentes replacing Malik Henry. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Arfsten replacing H. Picard. Toronto FC took the lead at 83' when W. Zimmerman scored, with the assist credited to D. Mihailović, making the score 2-1. W. Zimmerman received a yellow card for Toronto FC at 87'. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 88', with André Gomes replacing N. Axundzadə. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 88', with D. Rossi replacing S. Bangoura. Toronto FC made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Alonso Coello replacing Z. Monlouis. J. Thiaré received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 90+8'.

Toronto FC used 4 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions. Toronto FC got 1 yellow card, while Columbus Crew got 3 yellow cards.