{"id":74436,"date":"2026-10-17T20:46:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T00:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=74436"},"modified":"2026-10-17T20:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T00:56:42","slug":"match-preview-columbus-crew-vs-toronto-fc-10-24-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-columbus-crew-vs-toronto-fc-10-24-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Columbus Crew<\/a> host Toronto FC<\/a> at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field on Saturday, October 24 (3:30 PM ET \/ 2:30 PM CT \/ 12:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Columbus Crew and Toronto FC both arrive with clean team news \u2014 no fresh absences on either side \u2014 so Saturday’s game is shaped by form rather than fitness. Brais M\u00e9ndez Portela leads the Crew’s attacking options with 5 goals and a team-high 24 chances created, while Taha Habroune (4 goals, 48 chances created across 1970 minutes) is set to dictate tempo through midfield. For Toronto, D\u00e1niel Sall\u00f3i and Joshua Sargent arrive level on 7 goals apiece, with Derrick Etienne Jr. and Theodor Corbeanu the main creative outlets in support.<\/p>\n

Columbus sit 13th in the Eastern Conference<\/a> on 32 points from 29 games, a position that keeps them in the thick of the playoff picture<\/a>, and their form reads L W W L W, capable of streaks in either direction. Toronto are 3 spots and 4 points better off in 10th, but their form reads L L L W D, and a -10 goal difference suggests those points have come despite leaking goals. Expect goals at both ends again: Columbus have the attacking depth at home, led by M\u00e9ndez and Habroune, while Sall\u00f3i and Sargent give Toronto enough quality to trouble this Crew defense.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Columbus Crew vs Toronto FC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n