Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC: the preview

Saturday, October 24 · MAPFRE Stadium MLS 2026

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Columbus Crew #11 · 35 pts

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Toronto FC #10 · 36 pts
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Separated by a single point in the standings, Columbus Crew and Toronto FC meet under contrasting home and away trajectories. Columbus Crew holds a steady local record with seven wins across fifteen home appearances, while Toronto FC struggles on the road with only two victories in thirteen away matches.

Updated on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at

Key facts

  • 40% of Toronto FC's goals come in the last fifteen minutes.

  • Toronto FC took 7 of the last 9 points available.

Current form

The contrast between Columbus Crew maintaining positive goal production in recent home outings and Toronto FC conceding more than two goals per average across their last six fixtures highlights the visitors defensive vulnerability on the road.

Where they stand

Group A
Team MP GD Pts
1 Nashville SC 30 +41 67
2 Inter Miami 30 +22 55
3 New England Rev. 30 +8 52
4 Chicago Fire 30 +8 48
5 Charlotte FC 30 +8 47
6 Philadelphia Union 30 +13 46
7 Orlando City 30 -12 41
8 New York Red Bulls 30 -17 36
9 FC Cincinnati 29 -10 36
10 Toronto FC 30 -9 36
11 Columbus Crew 30 -1 35
12 New York City FC 30 +2 34
13 DC United 29 -14 33
14 Atlanta United 30 -14 30
15 CF Montréal 30 -24 25

The difference-makers

Toronto FC. Josh Sargent leads Toronto FC offensive output, yet the reliance on his goals contrasts with defensive fragility that leaves the visitors vulnerable to Brais Mendez and the home side attacking volume.

Playing style

Toronto FCColumbus Crew
40.5% Possession 50.9%
4.9 Remates al arco 5.7
13 Remates totales 14.3
4.1 Corners 5.2
10.1 Fouls 11.6

Average of the most recent matches with stats available (10 and 10 respectively).

The underlying metrics suggest an open match driven by the tactical profiles of both sides. Columbus Crew averages over fifty three percent possession while Toronto FC drops below forty two, aligning with the visitors frequent involvement in high scoring fixtures where three or…

When they settle games

Columbus Crew 44 goals

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Toronto FC 42 goals

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Toronto FC concentrates over a third of its scoring in the final fifteen minutes, coinciding with the phase where Columbus Crew records some of its lowest defensive output according to the interval data.

Head to head

Head-to-head record · last 19 matches
5Toronto FC won
6Draws
8Columbus Crew won
Goals in the head-to-head19 – 27
Matches19
Last win for Toronto FC03/2026
Last win for Columbus Crew09/2024

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Historical precedent shows Columbus Crew holding the upper hand with five wins across eight encounters against Toronto FC, while the visitors managed a single victory in that span.

Who scored in these meetings

W. Abou Ali 2
ALTIDORE JOZY 2
HIGUAIN FEDERICO 2
ZARDES GYASI 2
Jesus Jimenez 2
C. Hernández 2

56 0 · in 16 meetings

The names on the scoresheet point to matches where both sides find the net consistently, while the yellow card count reflects a steady physical threshold without reaching the severity of expulsions across these encounters.