Columbus Crew have come here for an action-packed battle versus the home team Toronto. Get ready for the match with this full Major League Soccer preview!
Both teams have had time to rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's wish for an energetic game!
Toronto form and stats
An away draw last time out for Toronto, facing Atlanta United in a game that ended 1-1. Bradley (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.63/10. Bradley served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at DC United.This is expected to be a close game, with Toronto perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Toronto as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Toronto has won 5 of these, drawn 5 and lost 5.
Columbus Crew form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Major League Soccer ended in defeat. Last season Columbus Crew had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 3, drew 10 and lost 4.
The followers enjoyed Columbus Crew's previous game versus DC United (placed 9th), a 2-0 win played at home. Attacker Zelarayán got a player rating of 8.75 in the game. "Man of the match" Zelarayán scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Philadelphia Union's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Columbus Crew in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Columbus Crew, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Columbus Crew have the goal stats of 1-4 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Toronto victories, two draws and four Columbus Crew wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  F. Bernardeschi 2 goals |   L. Zelarayán 2 goals |  M. Kaye 1 goals |
Toronto missing players
Columbus Crew missing players
| Toronto | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 9.5 |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14 | 14.5 |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Toronto | Last season | Columbus Crew | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 10 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 49 | 30 | Scored | S | 24 | 46 | ||
| 66 | 29 | Conceded | C | 26 | 41 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 85% | ||
| 85% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 65% | 53% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 41% | 29% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 9% | ||
| 62% | 76% | BTTS | BTTS | 76% | 59% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 26% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 29% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | ||
| 14.8 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.2 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter Miami | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | New England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Atlanta United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | DC United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Toronto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | New York RB | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | New York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 46 | 67 |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 50 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 65 |
| 3 | New York RB | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 53 |
| 4 | New York City | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 52 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Orlando City | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -9 | 48 |
| 7 | Inter Miami | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -9 | 48 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | New England | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 34 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 52 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -8 | 42 |
| 11 | Atlanta United | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 54 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -6 | 40 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -9 | 39 |
| 13 | Toronto | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 66 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 37 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | DC United | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 71 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 37 | -35 | 27 |
