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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 Miami1273232181424
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati11632139421
3Toronto116141414019
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls114521616017
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia103521916314
7DC United113531617-114
8Charlotte FCCharlotte FC114251213-114
9New York City FCNY City114251112-114
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta103341411312
11CF MontrealMontreal103341320-712
12Nashville SCNashville102531418-411
13Chicago Fire112451119-810
14Orlando City102351118-79
15New England RevolutionNew England10217718-117

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake11632189921
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy115422117419
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver105321810818
5Colorado RapidsColorado115331815318
6Austin FCAustin114431413116
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles114341919015
8Houston DynamoHouston10424910-114
9St Louis City102711514113
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas112541819-111
11Seattle SoundersSeattle112451313010
12Portland TimbersPortland112452023-310
13Dallas102261015-58
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes112181726-97


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