MLS · Matchday 31 Match report

Columbus Crew 4-2 Toronto FC: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Columbus Crew

4-2Full time

Toronto FC

Saturday 24 October 2026, 19:30 UTC ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus, Ohio

Our picks against the result

7 of 12 right

Result Columbus Crew win60% 4-2
Double chance Columbus Crew or draw (1X)84% 4-2
Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.559% 6 goals
More corners Columbus Crew72% Toronto FC (4-5)
Yellow cards Around average 0 yellow cards · league 3.9
Yellow cards 0 yellow cards 3.5 Over58% 4.5 Under61% 5.5 Under77%
Corners Around average 9 corners · league 10.1
Corners 9 corners 8.5 Over67% 9.5 Over57% 10.5 Under54%

Match stats

Columbus Crew Toronto FC

4 Goals 2
0 Yellow cards 0
1 Red cards 0
4 Corners 5

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC meet in MLS on Saturday 24 October 2026, Matchday 31, and our model goes with a Columbus Crew win, the double chance covering a home victory or a draw.

Why this pick?

Our model goes with a Columbus Crew win, mainly because it rates them stronger than Toronto FC over the long run and because they play at home. The clearest argument on the other side is Toronto's recent form: two wins in their last five, one of them 2‑0 at Red Bull New York, and a 2‑1 win in the most recent meeting between the clubs. What holds the pick up is the recent play behind those ratings: Columbus create clearly more big chances than the MLS average and give up clearly fewer, while Toronto's attacking numbers are modest, with little time in the opposition box. The call is moderate.

Form guide

Columbus Crew

D 0-0 vs St. Louis City (N) US Open Cup · 22 Oct
W 2-0 at FC Cincinnati (A) MLS · 18 Oct
W 3-1 vs Charlotte FC (H) MLS · 14 Oct
L 2-3 at Orlando City (A) MLS · 10 Oct
W 2-1 vs Inter Miami CF (H) MLS · 27 Sep

Toronto FC

W 2-0 at Red Bull New York (A) MLS · 17 Oct
D 3-3 vs Orlando City (H) MLS · 14 Oct
W 2-1 vs CF Montréal (H) MLS · 10 Oct
L 0-2 at Nashville SC (A) MLS · 27 Sep
L 1-3 at St. Louis City (A) MLS · 20 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Columbus CrewToronto FC

Attack 62 24 1.5 goals per match this season1.5 goals per match this season

Defence 72 34 1.6 conceded per match this season1.8 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's MLS clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.