Sunday , 16 August 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
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Sebastian Blanco has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Zarek Valentin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 100% of all matches.
  • 31' Larrys Mabiala does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
  • 35' Assisted by Sebastian Blanco with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jeremy Ebobisse makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jorge Moreira, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Wil Trapp suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Robinho by Justin Meram on 60 minute.
  • 65' Tomas Conechny needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pedro Santos makes it 1-2.
  • 74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Conechny. He replaces Diego Valeri on 76 minute.
  • 78' Tomas Conechny catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 78.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Eduardo Sosa on, Artur off on 83 minutes.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Julio Cascante comes on to replace Andres Flores.
  • 88' The whistle greets Hector Jimenez as he departs to be replaced by JJ Williams.
  • 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
David Guzman 1
Steven Moreira 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
1.81 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC38% Draw25% Portland Timbers37%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
63%
Draw or Portland Timbers
62%
Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC30% Draw40% Portland Timbers30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
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% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 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.