Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Columbus Crew SC

Sun 22 Feb 2026 · 03:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 6 games · Avg 4.2 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W
19 Oct	San Diego FC	H	0–4	L
05 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
28 Sep	FC Dallas	H	2–2	D
25 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
21 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–1	L

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
18 Oct	New York Red Bulls	H	3–1	W
04 Oct	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
28 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–2	L
20 Sep	Toronto FC	H	1–1	D
17 Sep	New York City FC	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers		Columbus Crew SC
#28	Position	#10
14	Points	16
14	Played	15
4 / 2 / 8	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 7
22	Scored	21
28	Conceded	23
-6	GD	-2
1.00	PPG	1.07
29%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Niko Hansen	2
Kevin Molino	2
Santiago Moreno	2
Lucas Zelarayan	2
Niko Hansen	2
Dairon Asprilla	2
Jorge Moreira	1
David Guzman	1

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-10-19 Portland Timbers 0–4 San Diego FC L 2025-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L 2025-09-28 Portland Timbers 2–2 FC Dallas D 2025-09-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2025-09-21 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Portland Timbers L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2026-02-22 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-10-18 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 New York Red Bulls W 2025-10-04 Orlando City SC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-09-28 Chicago Fire FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-09-20 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Toronto FC D 2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.96 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.77 Columbus Crew SC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers47% Draw23% Columbus Crew SC30%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

69%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

53%

Portland Timbers or Columbus Crew SC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers33% Draw39% Columbus Crew SC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

0 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC 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%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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