Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

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Thu 20 Sep 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

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

Match Details

Referee Frank Anderson
Referee Sorin Stoica
Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Eduardo Mariscal

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

Portland Timbers 6 games · Avg 4.2 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-20 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
16 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–4	L
09 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W
01 Sep	New England Revolution	A	1–1	D
30 Aug	Toronto FC	H	2–0	W
27 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–1	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
16 Sep	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
23 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–1	D
19 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–3	L
11 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Columbus Crew SC
#22	Position	#7
46	Points	47
34	Played	34
13 / 7 / 14	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
62	Scored	59
61	Conceded	52
+1	GD	+7
1.35	PPG	1.38
38%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

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

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' 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.
15' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' 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.
25' Columbus Crew SC have won 461 goals from 303 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' 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.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zack Steffen made 303 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Liam Ridgewell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' Steve Clark, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
55' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Diego Chara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
70' Milton Valenzuela has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' Columbus Crew SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
85' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' With 1 assists to his name this season, Artur is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Portland Timbers to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

20
David Guzman
11
Andy Polo
99
Samuel Armenteros ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 84'
4
Jorge Villafana
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri C ↓ Lucas Melano 90'
16
Zarek Valentin
33
Larrys Mabiala
12
Steve Clark
24
Liam Ridgewell
10
Sebastian Blanco

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Milton Valenzuela ↓ Connor Maloney 62'
6
Wil Trapp C
7
Pedro Santos ↓ Joshua Williams 63'
23
Zack Steffen
8
Artur ↓ Luis Argudo 62'
17
Lalas Abubakar
16
Hector Jimenez
20
Eduardo Sosa
32
Patrick Mullins
28
Niko Hansen
22
Gaston Sauro

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Santiago Moreno	2
Lucas Zelarayan	2
Niko Hansen	2
Dairon Asprilla	2
Niko Hansen	2
Kevin Molino	2
Andy Polo	1
Cucho Hernandez	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.19 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers51% Draw22% Columbus Crew SC27%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

73%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

49%

Portland Timbers or Columbus Crew SC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers38% Draw38% Columbus Crew SC24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.6%

0 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

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

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

Columbus Crew SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Clean Sheet