With Cincinnati sitting in second in the conference, recording 51 points, and Columbus on its tail in third with 49 points, the upcoming Hell is Real match carries heavy weight for this year's MLS Cup playoffs.

Tonight, the Crew will face Toronto for the second time this season. The first meeting was at Lower.com Field on July 6, and Columbus won 4-0. Follow along for Crew vs Toronto FC updates: There are four players on the official availability report for Toronto on Wednesday vs Columbus:

Officially, the Crew have faced Toronto once this season. On July 6, Columbus picked up a 4-0 victory over Toronto during the course of a five-game winning streak. What is left out of the Crew's official record books is a match before the start of the season this year.

Columbus has already faced Toronto this season, on July 6. At Lower.com Field, the Crew defeated Toronto 4-0 with all goals coming from different players, including team-leading scorers Cucho Hernandez and Diego Rossi. Here's how to watch the Crew's second matchup of the season against Toronto: Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at BMO Field in Toronto.

Second-half goals by Cucho Hernandez and Andrés Herrera lifted defending champion Columbus to a 2-0 win over Toronto FC in MLS play Wednesday. Toronto had more of the attack in a scoreless first half but it took Hernandez just six minutes to show his quality after coming on to start the second half.

Canadian Jacen Russell-Rowe set up the goal, staving off defender Richie Laryea to feed the 25-year-old Colombian star. Hernandez paused, took a look to see where goalkeeper Sean Johnson was and curled a shot past the diving ’keeper from the edge of the penalty box for his 14th goal of the season.