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Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2022 at 6pm UK
Columbus Crew Stadium
Portland Timbers

Columbus Crew
1 - 1
Portland

Molino (36')
Morris (10'), Diaz Espinoza (68'), Camilo Hernandez (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Moreno (90+5')
Chara (25'), Tuiloma (45'), Mabiala (66'), Moreno (71')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Portland 1-0 Minnesota Utd
Sunday, September 11 at 3am in Major League Soccer

We said: Columbus Crew 1-1 Portland Timbers

Both teams have been relatively consistent over the past few weeks and have found ways to earn their share of points, and we expect a tight defensive battle between these sides this weekend. 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 61.32%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 17.31%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.65%) and 2-1 (9.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 0-1 (5.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.

Result
Columbus CrewDrawPortland Timbers
61.32% (-0.319 -0.32) 21.38% (-0.0040000000000013 -0) 17.31% (0.324 0.32)
Both teams to score 52.07% (0.683 0.68)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.18% (0.575 0.57)44.82% (-0.573 -0.57)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.82% (0.551 0.55)67.18% (-0.54899999999999 -0.55)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.89% (0.088999999999999 0.09)14.11% (-0.086 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.26% (0.172 0.17)41.75% (-0.169 -0.17)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.63% (0.736 0.74)39.37% (-0.733 -0.73)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.93% (0.679 0.68)76.07% (-0.676 -0.68)
Score Analysis
    Columbus Crew 61.31%
    Portland Timbers 17.31%
    Draw 21.38%
Columbus CrewDrawPortland Timbers
1-0 @ 10.87% (-0.24 -0.24)
2-0 @ 10.65% (-0.19 -0.19)
2-1 @ 9.93% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
3-0 @ 6.95% (-0.106 -0.11)
3-1 @ 6.48% (0.031 0.03)
4-0 @ 3.4% (-0.041 -0.04)
4-1 @ 3.17% (0.025 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.02% (0.075 0.07)
4-2 @ 1.48% (0.041 0.04)
5-0 @ 1.33% (-0.012 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.24% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 2.77%
Total : 61.31%
1-1 @ 10.14% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.56% (-0.138 -0.14)
2-2 @ 4.63% (0.1 0.1)
3-3 @ 0.94% (0.042 0.04)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 21.38%
0-1 @ 5.18% (-0.024 -0.02)
1-2 @ 4.73% (0.087000000000001 0.09)
0-2 @ 2.41% (0.037 0.04)
1-3 @ 1.47% (0.056 0.06)
2-3 @ 1.44% (0.059 0.06)
Other @ 2.08%
Total : 17.31%

How you voted: Columbus Crew vs Portland

Columbus Crew
28.6%
Draw
28.6%
Portland Timbers
42.9%
7
Head to Head
Apr 21, 2019 12.30am
Columbus Crew
1-3
Portland
Santos (69')
Mabiala (31'), Ebobisse (35'), Moreira (91')
Valentin (25'), Conechny (78'), Blanco (89')
Sep 20, 2018 3.30am
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')
Mar 25, 2017 11.30pm
Columbus Crew
3-2
Portland
Meram (11'), Kamara (19'), Hansen (84')
Trapp (26'), Artur (63')
Asprilla (4'), Adi (45')
Chara (25'), Blanco (69'), Valeri (70')
Mar 6, 2016 10pm
Portland
2-1
Columbus Crew
Valeri (24'), Adi (81')
Taylor (46'), Powell (81'), Adi (91')
Higuain (70')
Sauro (25'), Trapp (45')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1484235201528
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati138321610627
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls136522419523
4New York City FCNY City136251615120
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC136251413120
6Toronto136161619-319
7Columbus Crew124621612418
8DC United134542023-317
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia123542221114
10Nashville SCNashville123541619-314
11Orlando City123451420-613
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta123361615112
13CF MontrealMontreal123361626-1012
14Chicago Fire132471223-1110
15New England RevolutionNew England11218922-137

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1374222111125
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd116321913621
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles136342419521
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy135622521421
5Colorado RapidsColorado136342118321
6Austin FCAustin135441615119
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver125341814418
8Houston DynamoHouston125251112-117
9St Louis City123721817116
10Seattle SoundersSeattle133461516-113
11Portland TimbersPortland133462527-213
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
13Dallas113261216-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes133192232-1010


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