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Columbus Crew vs Toronto: match statistics

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Columbus Crew vs Toronto: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Columbus Crew play Toronto in MLS (United States). The match date is 24 October 2026.

Current form

Columbus Crew: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. Toronto: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Columbus Crew scores 1.53 and concedes 1.57 goals per match. Toronto scores 1.53 and concedes 1.83. League average: 3.25 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Columbus Crew 70%, Toronto 77%. Over 2.5: Columbus Crew 70%, Toronto 67%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

Columbus Crew has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.37. Columbus Crew: 12.8 shots per match, Toronto: 12.1.

Match halves

Columbus Crew: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.73. Toronto: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 1.10.

Goals by minute

Columbus Crew: 31-45+ (10 goals). Toronto: 76-90+ (19 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.25 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.68)
(4.48)
(4.74)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Columbus CrewToronto
1.53Goals scored / match1.53
Columbus CrewToronto
1.57Goals conceded / match1.83
Columbus CrewToronto
55%Average possession45%
Columbus CrewToronto
4.57Shots on target / match4.47
Columbus CrewToronto

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.83Shots per match12.07
Columbus CrewToronto
4.57Shots on target4.47
Columbus CrewToronto
11.9%Shot conversion12.7%
Columbus CrewToronto
55%Possession45%
Columbus CrewToronto
1.55xG for1.37
Columbus CrewToronto
1.33xG against1.54
Columbus CrewToronto

Shooting quality

Columbus Crew: BalancedToronto: Counter-attacking
Columbus CrewToronto
Accuracy (shots on target)36%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Columbus Crew is 71% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - Columbus Crew · 1.4 pts / match - Toronto

Columbus Crew
WWLWW
Season result split
33% W17% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-5-15
1.17 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-2-6
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.07Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Toronto
LLWDW
Season result split
27% W40% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-12-10
1.20 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-8
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.94BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Columbus Crew is 17% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.57 goals / match - Columbus Crew · 1.83 goals / match - Toronto

Columbus Crew scoring profile: very strong

Columbus Crew scores in 87% of matches (26 of 30 matches), while Toronto keeps a clean sheet in 13% (4 of 30 matches).

Toronto scoring profile: very strong

Toronto scores in 83% of matches (25 of 30 matches), while Columbus Crew keeps a clean sheet in 20% (6 of 30 matches).

46Goals scored (season)46
Columbus CrewToronto
47Goals conceded (season)55
Columbus CrewToronto
3.1Average goals in match3.37
Columbus CrewToronto
11Goals scored (last 5)8
Columbus CrewToronto
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
Columbus CrewToronto

How often they score at least...

87%1 goal83%
Columbus CrewToronto
57%2 goals47%
Columbus CrewToronto
10%3 goals20%
Columbus CrewToronto
0%4 goals3%
Columbus CrewToronto

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal87%
Columbus CrewToronto
50%2 goals53%
Columbus CrewToronto
27%3 goals37%
Columbus CrewToronto
0%4 goals7%
Columbus CrewToronto

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time27%
Columbus CrewToronto
7%BTTS in both halves13%
Columbus CrewToronto
33%Scored in both halves17%
Columbus CrewToronto

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS60%
Columbus CrewToronto
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Columbus CrewToronto
60%BTTS - last 560%
Columbus CrewToronto

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
Columbus CrewToronto
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
Columbus CrewToronto
23%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Columbus CrewToronto

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Columbus CrewToronto
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
Columbus CrewToronto
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time37%
Columbus CrewToronto

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Columbus Crew is 75% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.4 pts / match - Columbus Crew · 0.8 pts / match - Toronto

Columbus Crew - half-time state
37% leading30% draw33% trailing
Toronto - half-time state
13% leading40% draw47% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.4Points per match (1st half)0.8
Columbus CrewToronto
0.8Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Columbus CrewToronto
0.77Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
Columbus CrewToronto
1.57Average goals (1st half)1.27
Columbus CrewToronto
50%Clean sheet before half-time37%
Columbus CrewToronto
33%No goal before half-time63%
Columbus CrewToronto

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per match (2nd half)1.43
Columbus CrewToronto
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)1.1
Columbus CrewToronto
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Columbus CrewToronto
1.53Average goals (2nd half)2.1
Columbus CrewToronto
40%Clean sheet after half-time37%
Columbus CrewToronto
47%No goal after half-time37%
Columbus CrewToronto

Columbus Crew - second-half results

30% W30% D40% L
42
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 33%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Toronto - second-half results

37% W33% D30% L
24
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
43
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding208%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 27%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Columbus Crew - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.60
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference0+6
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Toronto - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.22.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Columbus Crew
ScoredConceded
6
9
0-15
8
8
16-30
10
6
31-45
9
5
46-60
6
7
61-75
7
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Toronto
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
3
7
16-30
6
11
31-45
6
10
46-60
8
7
61-75
19
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.23
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
74%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-7%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
72%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Columbus Crew

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Toronto

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
41% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
41%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

Columbus CrewLigaToronto
Average goals in match▼ 3.103.25▲ 3.37
Both teams scored▲ 70%64%▲ 77%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 70%64%▲ 67%
Clean sheets• 20%20%▼ 13%
Goal before half-time▲ 83%78%▼ 73%
Goal after half-time▲ 87%82%▼ 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.25
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / match
1.41
Away goals / match
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
24%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Columbus Crew 0 - 0 - 1 Toronto. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Columbus Crew and Toronto play?

Columbus Crew face Toronto on 24 October 2026 in MLS. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Columbus Crew vs Toronto?

Columbus Crew score 1.53 goals per game on average and Toronto 1.53. The MLS average is 3.25 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 70% of Columbus Crew's matches and 77% of Toronto's.

What form are Columbus Crew and Toronto in?

Over the last 5 games Columbus Crew have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Toronto 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Columbus Crew vs Toronto?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.