Match Report
25 points for Toronto (9th), 20 for Columbus Crew (15th): a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Columbus Crew: only 28th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 15th. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Toronto ran at 1.45 scored and 1.73 conceded, Columbus Crew at 1.41 and 1.77.
Columbus Crew had gone 5 games without a win.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Toronto, 3 draws and 2 for Columbus Crew, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
BMO Field, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Columbus Crew led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Toronto: Walker Zimmerman (83'), José Cifuentes (56') · Columbus Crew: Wessam Abou Ali (4')
Key stats
Possession: Toronto 44% · Columbus Crew 56% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 10-7