Toronto vs Columbus: Toronto eye hat-trick of league wins when they welcome Columbus for their next MLS match on Wednesday at BMO Field.
Match Details:
Teams: Toronto vs Columbus
Venue: BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: Thursday 30th June, 2022
Time: 05:00 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.eurosport.com/
Preview
Toronto head into this after a 2-1 win over Atlanta United in their previous clash on Sunday.
Osorio opened the scoring for Toronto before Araujo equalized for the visitors. But Priso-Mbongue’s strike in the second half proved to be the difference as the hosts sealed the win.
This was Toronto’s second win in succession across competitions and their third in the last 5 matches.
There seems to be an upward trend in their form but they still remain in 11th place with 18 points from 16 matches.
On the other hand, Columbus played out a goalless draw away to Salt Lake in their previous clash on Sunday, leaving them with just 1 win from their last 6 matches.
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Successive draws against Charlotte and Salt Lake leaves them one place below Columbus with the exact same points.
Neither side has shown consistency and this could just be the day one of them get a move on.
Both teams last met in March, where Columbus won 2-1 at home.
Form Guide
Toronto: WWLDW
Columbus: DDWLL
Last Matches of both teams:
Toronto 2-1 Atlanta United
Salt Lake 0-0 Columbus
A clean sheet and a point.#Crew96 | @tipico pic.twitter.com/3KbBFSkFem
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) June 26, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Toronto vs Columbus in India?
The match is live streamed on the Eurosport or Discovery + App; while the broadcast is on Eurosport India Channel.
Team News
Okello and Zelarayan are the absentees for either side due to abdominal and muscle injuries respectively.
“I played for 10 years with Napoli and with the Italian National Team, I won the Euros, so I don’t have any problem with being under pressure. I would rather have my actions speak for me on the pitch.”
— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) June 28, 2022
Toronto possible 11:
Westberg, Thompson, Salcedo, O’Neill, Petrasso, Pozuelo, Bradley, Priso, Akinola, Jimenez and Nelson
Columbus possible 11:
Room, Moreira, Mensah, Degenek, Anibaba, Morris, Nagbe, Zawadzski, Yeboah, Berry and Igbekeme
Prediction: Toronto 2-1 Columbus
Despite neither side showing consistency, we see Toronto nicking this one due to the sole fact of them being on a 2-match winning run.
This could just be the spark to get the ball rolling however, we see Columbus putting in a good shift despite the erratic form.
