Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent Form

Columbus have been up and down across their last 20 matches in all competitions, winning eight, drawing four and losing eight, with goals fairly balanced at 29 scored and 27 conceded.

Columbus Crew: 20 completed matches; Toronto FC: 20 completed matches.

Columbus Crew

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

27

Difference

+2

Toronto FC

20 matches

Win

15% 3 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

40

Difference

-13

Toronto's record over the same stretch is thinner on wins, just three from 20, with nine draws and eight defeats. They've also shipped 41 goals against 30 scored, which points to a defence that's leaking regularly.

Toronto are drawing a lot rather than losing outright, which suggests they're competitive without often finishing teams off.

Comparative Team Statistics: Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC

Head-to-Head

These two have faced off plenty down the years, with this head-to-head log stretching back to 2017 and including some lopsided scorelines, a 5-0 Toronto win among them and a 4-0 reply from Columbus in 2024.

The more recent meetings have been tighter, with draws in both of their 2025 fixtures, while Toronto edged the most recent one 2-1 back in March 2026.

Nothing in this history strongly favours either side heading into this one.

League Standings

Toronto currently sit 12th with 29 points from 26 games, just three points and one place above Columbus in 13th on 26 points from the same number of matches.

That's a tight gap, and it lines up with what the recent form suggests: two sides who are closely matched rather than one clearly pulling away from the other.

Squad Watch

There's a long list of absentees and doubts flagged for both squads, though this snapshot is a month out from kickoff, so it's worth treating as background rather than a confirmed team sheet.

Columbus Crew:

Injury list:

I. Aliyu

W. Abou Ali

N. Hagen

S. Moreira

G. Tapia

S. Bangoura

R. Camacho

L. Giaccone

Toronto FC:

Penalty cards:

W. Zimmerman x 1 x 5

R. Edwards x 1 x 3

Toronto have had several regulars away on international duty, plus injury concerns around Mihailovic and Palacio, and Zimmerman looks set to miss out through yellow-card accumulation. Columbus have their own list, with Abou Ali out through a knee issue and Aliyu, Bangoura, Camacho and Giaccone all carrying knocks that could still affect selection.

Both sides could be missing key personnel, so it's hard to project either lineup with much confidence this far out.