Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Columbus Crew SC

2 – 2

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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

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

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#12	Position	#26
29	Points	32
27	Played	27
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
39	Scored	48
43	Conceded	51
-4	GD	-3
1.07	PPG	1.19
30%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

4/9

16-30

7/9

31-45

5/8

46-60

5/4

61-75

7/–

76+

10/8

■ 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	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at Lower.com Field.
5' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' Against the run of play, Felipe Mora has scored! This game has turned on its head.
15' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
20' A quiet spell here at Lower.com Field. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' Cucho Hernandez, a Colombia , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Will Sands by Jacen Russell-Rowe on 46 minute.
51' Cucho Hernandez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
57' The deadlock is broken! Santiago Moreno gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
60' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Jonathan Rodriguez gets a card.
62' Cristhian Paredes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eryk Williamson on 62 minute.
67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
69' Dairon Asprilla is replacing Jonathan Rodriguez for the Portland Timbers side.
74' GOAL! Steven Moreira scores on 74. Assisted by Aidan Morris
76' Sean Zawadzki is replacing Rudy Camacho for the Columbus Crew SC side.
80' The referee calls foul for Sean Zawadzki. He receives a card.
85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
87' Eric Miller gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Juan Mosquera and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Columbus Crew SC 2-2 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

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
Lucas Zelarayan	2
Niko Hansen	2
Dairon Asprilla	2
Niko Hansen	2
Kevin Molino	2
Santiago Moreno	2
Steven Moreira	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

1.97 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 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: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

66%

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

8.9%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3 – 2

4.6%

2 – 0

4.4%

1 – 3

4.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

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.