Saturday , 14 November 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Jonathan Rodriguez
Sean Zawadzki 80' 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
2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 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
20 Apr Portland Timbers H 2–2 D
14 Apr Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
06 Apr D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
31 Mar Nashville SC A 2–2 D
23 Mar Charlotte FC A 0–2 L
16 Mar New York Red Bulls H 3–0 W
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 2–2 D
13 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
07 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 3–3 D
31 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L
24 Mar Philadelphia Union H 1–3 L
17 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–1 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
  • 5' Evander has been relatively quiet despite scoring 59 goals in his last 299 appearances.
  • 10' Felipe Mora has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohamed Farsi made 299 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' 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 Yaw Yeboah suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Rodriguez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 45' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Jacen Russell-Rowe comes on to replace Will Sands.
  • 51' Cucho Hernandez does the damage! The net is bulging and Columbus Crew SC surge ahead!
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' What a strike from Santiago Moreno! The score is 1-2.
  • 60' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 60.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Eryk Williamson is replaced by Cristhian Paredes.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 69' Dairon Asprilla gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Jonathan Rodriguez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' The Cape Verde Islands Steven Moreira breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 2-2!
  • 76' Sean Zawadzki is replacing Rudy Camacho for the Columbus Crew SC side.
  • 80' Columbus Crew SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 85' It’s high time Phil Neville made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Eric Miller. He replaces Juan Mosquera on 87 minute.
  • The points are shared — Columbus Crew SC 2-2 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Niko Hansen 2
Kevin Molino 2
Santiago Moreno 2
Lucas Zelarayan 2
Niko Hansen 2
Dairon Asprilla 2
David Guzman 1
Andy Polo 1

Head to Head

2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 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

2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 New York Red Bulls W

Portland Timbers Form

2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2024-04-13 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2024-04-07 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2024-03-17 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 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 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC44% Draw24% Portland Timbers32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
67%
Draw or Portland Timbers
56%
Columbus Crew SC or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC34% Draw38% Portland Timbers28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 3
4%
1 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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