Columbus Crew had a surprising win over Toronto with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Rossi  (21′) and a goal from J. Russell-Rowe (89′). Columbus Crew took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The referee was Elton Garcia assisted by Corey Rockwell and Cameron Blanchard. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Columbus Crew had a superior ball possession 60% while Toronto was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Columbus Crew was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Columbus Crew won the match​.

Columbus Crew shot 31 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Toronto shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Columbus Crew received 1 yellow card (Malte Amundsen). Regarding the opposition, Toronto received 1 yellow card (Shane O’Neill).

Standings

After this contest, Columbus Crew will have 42 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Toronto will stay with 19 points to sit in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Columbus Crew will host Montreal Impact on the 21st of October with a 12-10 head to head stats in favor of Columbus Crew (5 draws).

Toronto will host Orlando City on the 21st of October with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Toronto (3 draws).

Columbus Crew – Formation

Columbus Crew started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Wilfried Nancy decided to play with the following team: Patrick Schulte (7.5), Steven Moreira (7.3), Rudy Camacho (7.0), Malte Amundsen (6.8), Julian Gressel (8.1), Darlington Nagbe (7.0), Aidan Morris (8.1), Yaw Yeboah (8.2), Christian Ramirez (7.0), Diego Rossi  (7.7) and Cucho Hernández (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Kevin Molino, Jacen Russell-Rowe (6.4), Alexandru Mățan (6.7), Yevgen Cheberko, Mohamed Farsi, Evan Bush, Sean Zawadzki, Maximilian Arfsten and Jimmy Medranda.

Columbus Crew could not rely on the presence of Sean Zawadzki (injured).

Substitutions

Columbus Crew made 6 changes: Diego Rossi  for Alexandru Mățan (70′), Christian Ramirez for Jacen Russell-Rowe (70′), Julian Gressel for Mohamed Farsi (85′), Yaw Yeboah for Maximilian Arfsten (85′), Aidan Morris for Sean Zawadzki (86′) and Cucho Hernández for Kevin Molino (89′).

Best player: Yaw Yeboah​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Columbus Crew was Yaw Yeboah even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 56 passes (85% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.

Toronto – Formation

Toronto started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Terry Dunfield played with: Tomás Romero (8.2), Kobe Franklin (7.0), Shane O’Neill (7.5), Michael Bradley (6.8), Themi Antonoglou (6.4), Brandon Servania (6.3), Alonso Coello (7.0), Jonathan Osorio (7.1), Federico Bernardeschi (7.3), C.J. Sapong (6.6) and Lorenzo Insigne (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Franco Ibarra, Aimé Mabika (7.0), Víctor Vázquez (7.3), Cassius Mailula (7.0), Deandre Kerr (6.3), Kosi Thompson, Hugo Mbongue and Luka Gavran.

Toronto could not rely on the presence of Aimé Mabika (injured).

Substitutions

Toronto made 5 changes: C.J. Sapong for Deandre Kerr (46′), Lorenzo Insigne for Cassius Mailula (64′), Shane O’Neill for Aimé Mabika (57′), Alonso Coello for Víctor Vázquez (64′) and Brandon Servania for Kosi Thompson (81′).

Best player: Tomás Romero​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Toronto was the goalkeeper: Tomás Romero. His rating is 8.16. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Orlando City – St. Louis City – 2-1
• New York RB – Inter Miami – 0-2
• Montreal Impact – New England – 1-0
• DC United – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
• Columbus Crew – Toronto – 2-0
• Cincinnati – New York City – 3-0
• Charlotte – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
• Atlanta United – Nashville SC – 4-0