Saturday , 14 November 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Columbus Crew SC
1 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 17:00 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Steven Moreira 10' Y
Steven Moreira 11' Y
Y 25' Yimmi Chara
Y 45' Bill Tuiloma
Y 66' Larrys Mabiala
Luis Diaz 68' Y
Y 71' Santiago Moreno
Juan Hernandez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

2
4
Columbus Crew SC 6 games · Avg 4.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
14 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 1–2 L
09 Sep Montreal Impact FC A 2–2 D
03 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D
31 Aug Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
27 Aug FC Cincinnati A 2–2 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D
11 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W
04 Sep Atlanta United FC H 2–1 W
01 Sep Austin FC A 2–1 W
27 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
21 Aug Sporting Kansas City 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' Three points are at stake. Columbus Crew SC host Portland Timbers — let the battle begin!
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marvin Loria made 307 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 11' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yimmi Chara on 25.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 307 games and scored 498 goals.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aljaz Ivacic, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 36' Kevin Molino doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' Kevin Molino doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Aidan Morris has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Bill Tuiloma was booked on 45.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' Larrys Mabiala catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
  • 68' Luis Diaz was booked on 68.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Derrick Etienne. He replaces Luis Diaz on 68 minute.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Santiago Moreno.
  • 76' Poland international Jaroslaw Niezgoda has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 82' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Larrys Mabiala by Marvin Loria on 82 minute.
  • 83' Will Sands gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Pedro Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 89' Nathan Fogaca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Chara at the 89 minute mark.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Juan Hernandez on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Aidan Morris by Artur on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

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
Andy Polo 1
Felipe Mora 1

Head to Head

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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-09-14 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-09-09 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-09-03 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Chicago Fire FC D 2022-08-31 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Portland Timbers Form

2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2022-09-01 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.75 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC40% Draw26% Portland Timbers34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
60%
Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC31% Draw42% Portland Timbers27%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 0
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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