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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
1FC CincinnatiCincinnati149321710730
2Inter MiamiInter Miami1585235201529
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146532420423
4New York City FCNY City147251715223
5Toronto147161919022
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC146351413121
7Columbus Crew124621612418
8DC United144642023-318
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia134542321217
10Nashville SCNashville133641720-315
11Atlanta UnitedAtlanta133461716113
12Orlando City123451420-613
13CF MontrealMontreal133371629-1312
14Chicago Fire132471223-1110
15New England RevolutionNew England12219923-147

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1374222111125
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy145722521422
3Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd116321913621
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles136342419521
5Colorado RapidsColorado136342118321
6Austin FCAustin135441615119
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver125341814418
8Houston DynamoHouston125251112-117
9St Louis City133731818016
10Seattle SoundersSeattle133461516-113
11Portland TimbersPortland133462527-213
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
13Dallas113261216-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes133192232-1010


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