MATCH PREVIEW

22 Home Goals Put Columbus Under the Spotlight Against Toronto

What is at stake, with the data behind it

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Columbus Crew host Toronto FC in an Eastern Conference meeting shaped by a one-point separation, with home and away records offering the clearest evidence before kickoff.

Before kickoff

How it endedAmundsen’s two goals lift Columbus Crew to 4-2 win→

The table gap is only one point

The provisional Eastern Conference table gives Toronto FC a narrow edge before Saturday’s Round 31 meeting: Toronto are #10 with 36 points from 30 games, while Columbus Crew are #11 with 35. Nashville SC lead the conference with 67 points, leaving Columbus 32 points behind and Toronto 31 behind.

In the supplied 30-match form sample, Columbus’ most recent result is a win and Toronto’s is a draw. Those single latest results do not establish a trend, but they frame a meeting between teams separated by one point and carrying contrasting season records: Columbus have 10 wins, 5 draws and 15 losses, while Toronto have 8 wins, 12 draws and 10 losses.

Home strength against Toronto’s away output

The clearest measurable test is venue-specific. Columbus’ home record is 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, with 22 goals scored and 17 conceded across its home games. Toronto’s away record is 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, with 12 goals scored and 23 conceded in away games. Columbus also have 4 home clean sheets; Toronto have 4 away clean sheets.

Columbus list W. Abou Ali as missing with a knee injury, while R. Camacho and T. Habroune are questionable. Toronto list K. Franklin, N. Palacio and W. Zimmerman as missing with shoulder, lower-body and ankle injuries respectively.

Question for kickoff

Can Columbus’ stronger home scoring record expose Toronto’s away defence, or will Toronto’s 4 away clean sheets keep the one-point table gap intact?

Explore match and season data

Sat, Oct 24

ScottsMiracle-Gro Field

Columbus Crew

11th in league

10W - 5D - 15L

Recent Form

WWLWW

Toronto FC

10th in league

8W - 12D - 10L

Recent Form

WDWLL

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Goals/Game

1.5

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Conceded/Game

1.6

1.8

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Form Points

League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

11th35 pts

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10th36 pts


1	Vancouver Whitecaps	WDDLD	30	16	7	7	63	31	55
2	St. Louis City	LDWWW	30	14	9	7	56	41	51
3	FC Dallas	DWLWD	30	14	9	7	55	47	51
4	San Jose Earthquakes	DDDWD	30	13	9	8	52	42	48
5	Houston Dynamo	DDDLD	30	13	8	9	41	39	47
6	Los Angeles FC	DWDLD	31	12	10	9	48	33	46
7	Seattle Sounders	DLWWW	30	11	9	10	39	37	42
8	Los Angeles Galaxy	DWLWW	31	10	10	11	43	52	40
9	Colorado Rapids	DDDLD	30	11	6	13	41	41	39
10	Real Salt Lake	WDLWL	30	10	6	14	45	48	36
11	Portland Timbers	DLDLL	30	9	7	14	51	56	34
12	San Diego	DDLDD	30	8	10	12	53	56	34
13	Minnesota United FC	WDDLL	30	8	10	12	47	55	34
14	Austin	LLLDD	30	7	10	13	38	56	31
15	Sporting Kansas City	LLDLW	30	6	4	20	36	75	22
1	Nashville SC	DWWWW	30	20	7	3	64	23	67
2	Inter Miami	WWWLD	30	15	10	5	73	51	55
3	New England Revolution	WWLLW	30	16	4	10	49	41	52
4	Chicago Fire	LLWWW	30	14	6	10	52	44	48
5	Charlotte	DLWLW	30	13	8	9	53	45	47
6	Philadelphia Union	DWWWW	30	13	7	10	61	48	46
7	Orlando City SC	WDWLL	30	12	5	13	58	70	41
8	FC Cincinnati	WLLWL	30	10	9	11	62	71	39
9	New York Red Bulls	LLWLW	30	10	6	14	39	56	36
10	Toronto FC	WDWLL	30	8	12	10	46	55	36
11	Columbus Crew	WWLWW	30	10	5	15	46	47	35
12	New York City FC	DLLDL	30	8	10	12	43	41	34
13	DC United	LLWLD	30	7	12	11	38	53	33
14	Atlanta United FC	LWLDW	30	8	6	16	37	51	30
15	CF Montreal	DLLWL	30	6	7	17	36	60	25