Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 20 Apr 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Zarek Valentin

Y 78' Tomas Conechny

Y 89' Sebastian Blanco

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Chris Penso
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Kyle Longville
Referee

10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#7	Position	#22
47	Points	46
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
59	Scored	62
52	Conceded	61
+7	GD	+1
1.38	PPG	1.35
41%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

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

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
25' Zarek Valentin was booked on 25.
30' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
31' Larrys Mabiala adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
35' Jeremy Ebobisse is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
40' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' Andres Flores is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
50' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
60' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Robinho trudges off to be replaced by Justin Meram on 60 minutes.
65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeff Attinella made 307 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pedro Santos makes it 1-2.
74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
76' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Diego Valeri exits the field as Tomas Conechny enters on 76.
78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tomas Conechny.
83' The whistle greets Artur as he departs to be replaced by Eduardo Sosa.
85' Julio Cascante gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Andres Flores and will look to change the dynamic.
88' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Hector Jimenez exits the field as JJ Williams enters on 88.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastian Blanco.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Columbus Crew SC.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.97 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC41% Draw25% Portland Timbers34%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

66%

Draw or Portland Timbers

59%

Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC33% Draw39% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 2

3.8%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	18%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

Portland Timbers Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Clean Sheet