Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 60' Jonathan Rodriguez

Sean Zawadzki 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 6 games · Avg 4.2 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
14 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	1–1	D
31 Mar	Nashville SC	A	2–2	D
23 Mar	Charlotte FC	A	0–2	L
16 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	3–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–2	D
13 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D
07 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–3	D
31 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
24 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
17 Mar	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Portland Timbers
#10	Position	#23
20	Points	24
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
26	Scored	33
28	Conceded	33
-2	GD	+0
1.11	PPG	1.33
28%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Columbus Crew SC have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' James Pantemis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' What a strike from Felipe Mora! The score is 0-1.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Malte Amundsen made 279 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Ayala is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
30' Columbus Crew SC have won 426 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Phil Neville might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 46 minute. Will Sands leaves to be changed by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
51' Cucho Hernandez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
56' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' Brilliant from the ! Santiago Moreno makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 57.
60' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Rodriguez. He receives a card.
62' The whistle greets Eryk Williamson as he departs to be replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
69' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Dairon Asprilla on, Jonathan Rodriguez off on 69 minutes.
74' The deadlock is broken! Steven Moreira gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
76' The supporters are chanting for Sean Zawadzki. He replaces Rudy Camacho on 76 minute.
80' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a card on 80.
85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
87' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Eric Miller on, Juan Mosquera off on 87 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Columbus Crew SC 2-2 Portland Timbers.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

10
Evander
21
Diego Chara
19
Eryk Williamson ↓ Cristhian Paredes 62'
2
Miguel Araujo
41
James Pantemis
5
Claudio Bravo
14
Jonathan Rodriguez ↓ Dairon Asprilla 69'
4
Kamal Miller
9
Felipe Mora ↓ David Ayala 87'
30
Santiago Moreno
29
Juan Mosquera ↓ Eric Miller 87'

Bench

33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 69'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 62'
15
Eric Miller ↑ 87'
25
Trey Muse
24
David Ayala ↑ 87'
99
Nathan
18
Zac McGraw

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Niko Hansen	2
Kevin Molino	2
Santiago Moreno	2
Lucas Zelarayan	2
Niko Hansen	2
Dairon Asprilla	2
David Guzman	1
Andy Polo	1

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 New York Red Bulls W

Portland Timbers Form

2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2024-04-13 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2024-04-07 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.94 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.84 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC41% Draw24% Portland Timbers35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

65%

Draw or Portland Timbers

59%

Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC32% Draw39% Portland Timbers29%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 2

3.9%

1 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.