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Major League Soccer
Apr 21, 2024 at 12.30am UK
MAPFRE Stadium
Portland Timbers

Columbus Crew
2 - 2
Portland

Camilo Hernandez (51'), Moreira (74')
Zawadzki (80')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Mora (10'), Moreno (57')
Neville (0'), Rodriguez (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Columbus Crew and Portland Timbers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 0-0 Columbus Crew
Sunday, April 14 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Portland 2-2 Los Angeles
Saturday, April 13 at 9.45pm in Major League Soccer

We said: Columbus Crew 2-1 Portland Timbers

The last five meetings between Columbus Crew and Portland Timbers have produced a combined 21 goals and we anticipate another action-packed contest this weekend. The Crew head into the weekend as the more in-form side and we fancy them to end their winless run in this fixture. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Columbus Crew win with a probability of 62.97%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 16.75%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.94%) and 1-0 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.51%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 1-2 (4.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.

Result
Columbus CrewDrawPortland Timbers
62.97% (0.546 0.55) 20.27% (0.068999999999999 0.07) 16.75% (-0.611 -0.61)
Both teams to score 54.65% (-1.58 -1.58)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.17% (-1.442 -1.44)40.83% (1.446 1.45)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.78% (-1.492 -1.49)63.22% (1.496 1.5)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.63% (-0.285 -0.28)12.37% (0.289 0.29)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.77% (-0.605 -0.6)38.22% (0.607 0.61)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
62.36% (-1.592 -1.59)37.64% (1.596 1.6)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.59% (-1.588 -1.59)74.41% (1.592 1.59)
Score Analysis
    Columbus Crew 62.97%
    Portland Timbers 16.75%
    Draw 20.27%
Columbus CrewDrawPortland Timbers
2-0 @ 10.16% (0.435 0.44)
2-1 @ 9.94% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-0 @ 9.73% (0.527 0.53)
3-0 @ 7.08% (0.232 0.23)
3-1 @ 6.92% (-0.071 -0.07)
4-0 @ 3.7% (0.08 0.08)
4-1 @ 3.62% (-0.078 -0.08)
3-2 @ 3.38% (-0.185 -0.19)
4-2 @ 1.77% (-0.118 -0.12)
5-0 @ 1.55% (0.017 0.02)
5-1 @ 1.51% (-0.05 -0.05)
Other @ 3.62%
Total : 62.97%
1-1 @ 9.51% (0.116 0.12)
2-2 @ 4.85% (-0.21 -0.21)
0-0 @ 4.66% (0.301 0.3)
3-3 @ 1.1% (-0.112 -0.11)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 20.27%
1-2 @ 4.65% (-0.146 -0.15)
0-1 @ 4.55% (0.106 0.11)
0-2 @ 2.22% (-0.045 -0.04)
2-3 @ 1.58% (-0.142 -0.14)
1-3 @ 1.51% (-0.117 -0.12)
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 16.75%

How you voted: Columbus Crew vs Portland

Columbus Crew
71.4%
Draw
14.3%
Portland Timbers
14.3%
7
Head to Head
Jul 16, 2023 3.30am
Portland
3-2
Columbus Crew
Asprilla (28', 30'), Blanco (80')
Loria (48'), Chara (54'), Blanco (81')
Zelarayan (45+3', 65')
Russell-Rowe (72')
Sep 18, 2022 6pm
Jul 2, 2020 3.30am
Apr 21, 2019 12.30am
Gameweek 9
Columbus Crew
1-3
Portland
Santos (69')
Mabiala (31'), Ebobisse (35'), Moreira (91')
Valentin (25'), Conechny (78'), Blanco (89')
Sep 20, 2018 3.30am
Gameweek 34
Portland
3-2
Columbus Crew
Guzman (18'), Polo (37'), Abubakar (48' og.)
Polo (10'), Guzman (34')
Hansen (7', 93')
Sauro (45'), Trapp (49'), Maloney (85')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami16104238211734
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1510322314933
3New York City FCNY City158251916326
4Columbus Crew146622113824
5New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146532521423
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC156451413122
7Toronto157172424022
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia144642521418
9DC United154652125-418
10Nashville SCNashville143741720-316
11Orlando City144461522-716
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta143471717013
13CF MontrealMontreal143471731-1413
14Chicago Fire152581427-1311
15New England RevolutionNew England132110926-177

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1585230171329
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd137422417725
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy156722722525
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles147342519624
5Austin FCAustin156542018223
6Colorado RapidsColorado156452726122
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver145452017319
8Houston DynamoHouston145361315-218
9Seattle SoundersSeattle154561818017
10Portland TimbersPortland154472830-216
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas133461620-413
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas142572226-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1532102334-1111


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