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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 Miami1383235201527
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati127321510524
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls125522018220
4Toronto126151617-119
5DC United124531919017
6New York City FCNY City125251414017
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC125251313017
8Columbus Crew113621311215
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia113532119214
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta113351614212
11Orlando City113351420-612
12CF MontrealMontreal113351523-812
13Nashville SCNashville112541419-511
14Chicago Fire122461222-1010
15New England RevolutionNew England11218922-137

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1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake126422011922
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy125522319420
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver115331813518
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles125342219318
6Colorado RapidsColorado125342018218
7Houston DynamoHouston115241111017
8St Louis City113711815316
9Austin FCAustin124441515016
10Seattle SoundersSeattle123451514113
11Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
12Dallas113261216-411
13Portland TimbersPortland122462125-410
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes123182028-810


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