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Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew: result 3-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 34Kick-off on September 20, 2018 at 02:30 AM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
3-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew?

Portland Timbers won 3-2 on September 20, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 7′N. HansenColumbus Crew
  • 18′D. GuzmánPortland Timbers
  • 37′A. PoloPortland Timbers
  • 48′L. AbubakarPortland Timbers (o.g.)
  • 90′N. HansenColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-3-2-1
  1. 11A. Polo
  1. 99S. Armenteros
  2. 20D. Guzmán
  1. 21D. Chará
  2. 10S. Blanco
  3. 8D. Valeri
  1. 16Z. Valentín
  2. 4J. Villafaña
  3. 33L. Mabiala
  4. 24L. Ridgewell
  1. 12S. Clark

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 32P. Mullins
  1. 7Pedro Santos
  2. 28N. Hansen
  3. 8Artur
  1. 20E. Sosa
  2. 6W. Trapp
  1. 16H. Jimenez
  2. 17L. Abubakar
  3. 19M. Valenzuela
  4. 22G. Sauro
  1. 23Z. Steffen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Columbus Crew have 5, 5 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2018Houston Dynamo(away)1-4Major League Soccer
Sep 9, 2018Colorado Rapids(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 1, 2018New England Revolution(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2018Toronto FC(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2018Seattle Sounders(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 16, 2018FC Dallas(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2018New York City FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2018Chicago Fire(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2018Atlanta United FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 11, 2018Houston Dynamo(home)1-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Portland Timbers wins, 1 draw, 2 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 25, 2017Columbus Crew 3-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Mar 6, 2016Portland Timbers 2-1 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Dec 6, 2015Columbus Crew 1-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Sep 26, 2015Columbus Crew 1-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
May 18, 2014Portland Timbers 3-3 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 7, 2013Columbus Crew 1-0 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers on Mar 25, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.5 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.3 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.51.649/1510/15
Columbus Crew1.31.829/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Portland Timbers sit 7th in Major League Soccer (46 points from 34 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 7th (47 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Portland TimbersWestern Conference3413714626146
7Columbus CrewEastern Conference3414515595247

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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