Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
#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' Columbus Crew SC have kicked off against Portland Timbers. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Larrys Mabiala has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Steven Moreira picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 11' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Steven Moreira.
  • 16' Santiago Moreno is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Yimmi Chara is having his name booked by the referee on 25.
  • 30' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' GOAL! Kevin Molino scores on 36.
  • 37' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kevin Molino makes it 2-0.
  • 42' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bill Tuiloma.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 295 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 66' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luis Diaz.
  • 68' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Luis Diaz departs to be replaced by Derrick Etienne.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Santiago Moreno is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Larrys Mabiala by Marvin Loria on 82 minute.
  • 83' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Pedro Santos by Will Sands on 83 minute.
  • 88' It’s high time Caleb Porter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Diego Chara has done his job and it is now time for Nathan Fogaca to step up.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Aidan Morris makes way for Artur at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum 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
Niko Hansen 2
Kevin Molino 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Niko Hansen 2
Dairon Asprilla 2
Larrys Mabiala 1
Jeremy Ebobisse 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
1.62 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC37% Draw27% Portland Timbers36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
64%
Draw or Portland Timbers
63%
Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC29% Draw43% Portland Timbers28%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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