Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 3
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sat 20 Apr 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Zarek Valentin
Y 78' Tomas Conechny
Y 89' Sebastian Blanco

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Kyle Longville
  • Referee
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
4
Columbus Crew SC 6 games · Avg 4.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–3 L
13 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L
06 Apr New England Revolution H 1–0 W
30 Mar Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
23 Mar Philadelphia Union A 0–3 L
16 Mar FC Dallas H 1–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 3–1 W
14 Apr FC Dallas A 1–2 L
07 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
01 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
17 Mar FC Cincinnati A 0–3 L
10 Mar Los Angeles FC A 1–4 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and Portland Timbers.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Zarek Valentin is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' Larrys Mabiala puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
  • 35' The USA Jeremy Ebobisse breaks the deadlock on 35 minutes. 0-2!
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' Federico Higuain has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gaston Sauro, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Justin Meram comes on to replace Robinho.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pedro Santos makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 74' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 76 minute. Diego Valeri leaves to be changed by Tomas Conechny.
  • 78' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Tomas Conechny gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Artur as he leaves the pitch. Eduardo Sosa steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 85' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Andres Flores by Julio Cascante on 85 minute.
  • 88' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! JJ Williams comes on to replace Hector Jimenez.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sebastian Blanco on 89.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Portland Timbers take all three points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers 2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New England Revolution W 2019-03-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2019-03-23 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 FC Dallas W

Portland Timbers Form

2019-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2019-04-14 FC Dallas 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-07 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2019-03-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Portland Timbers L 2019-03-10 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.84 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.8 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC39% Draw25% Portland Timbers36%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
64%
Draw or Portland Timbers
61%
Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC31% Draw40% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
1 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+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
17% ✓

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