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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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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami18105342271535
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1610332316733
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls168532922729
4New York City FCNY City169252417729
5Columbus Crew146622113824
6Toronto177372626024
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC166461516-122
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia164842723420
9Nashville SCNashville164752022-219
10DC United174762531-619
11Orlando City164571624-817
12CF MontrealMontreal164572335-1217
13Atlanta UnitedAtlanta154472018216
14Chicago Fire173681729-1215
15New England RevolutionNew England1431101127-1610

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1796234181633
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd158432619728
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy177733125628
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles158342719827
5Austin FCAustin176562023-323
6Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver156452218422
7Colorado RapidsColorado166462829-122
8Houston DynamoHouston156361616021
9Portland TimbersPortland165473030019
10Seattle SoundersSeattle164661919018
11St Louis City153842325-217
12Dallas143471723-613
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas162592330-711
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1632112439-1511


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