Columbus lost a man at 70 minutes and still won 4-2

Columbus Crew beat Toronto FC 4-2 at home after Sekou Tidiany Bangoura's red card, while Toronto created far better chances than usual.

Columbus Crew were four goals up by the 59th minute, and they finished the match with ten men. Sekou Tidiany Bangoura, who had been booked at 32 minutes, was sent off at 70. Toronto FC had scored a minute earlier through Dániel Sallói, and Josh Sargent added a second at 81, but the home side held on to win 4-2.

Gonzalo Tapia opened the scoring at 16 minutes, with Mohamed Farsi providing the pass. Malte Amundsen then scored twice, at 21 and 48 minutes, and Dylan Chambost assisted both. Chambost was also involved in Brooks Lennon's goal at 59 minutes, which gave him three assists in a single match.

Columbus had 48% of the ball, which means they had the ball for less of the match than they usually do at home, where their average is 53.6%. Possession simply shows who kept the ball, and it can mislead, so the more telling figures are the chances. Toronto had 52% of the ball, well above their away average of 41.9%, and they used it to create a good deal more.

Expected goals, or xG, is a way of measuring the quality of chances, with each shot weighted by how often shots like it end up as goals. Toronto's total was 2.36, which is far higher than their away average of 1.22, so their chances were of much better quality than usual. Columbus also had a high figure, 2.3, against a home average of 1.31, which means both sides created more than usual on the day.

Toronto took 20 shots, well above their away average of 13, and 16 of them came from inside the box. Columbus had only 10 shots, but they made their chances count, and their goalkeeper made five saves in all. Columbus conceded two goals, which is above their home average of 1.3, while Toronto conceded four, against an away average of 2.0.

Dylan Chambost produced three key passes, which are passes that lead directly to a shot, and Theo Corbeanu also created three for Toronto. D. Mihailović made six key passes for Toronto without taking a shot himself, which says more about his play than any single statistic. Sargent had four shots, with two on target, and his goal at 81 minutes was the last of the match.

Toronto's four conceded goals were double their away average of 2.0, yet they still scored twice in a match they finished with eleven against ten. Columbus won 4-2 with a man fewer for the final 20 minutes, and their 4-0 lead at 59 minutes was the difference between the sides.

Player of the matchD. Chambost3 assists9.3

M. Amundsen2 goals8.4

G. Tapia1 goal7.8

T. Corbeanu1 assist7.7