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Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 1Kick-off on March 6, 2016 at 09:30 PM (UTC)Providence Park, Portland, Oregon

Portland Timbers
2-1
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew?

Portland Timbers won 2-1 on March 6, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 23′D. ValeriPortland Timbers
  • 68′F. HiguaínColumbus Crew
  • 79′F. AdiPortland Timbers

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-3-3
  1. 26L. Melano
  2. 9F. Adi
  3. 6D. Nagbe
  1. 11D. Asprilla
  2. 21D. Chará
  3. 8D. Valeri
  1. 2A. Powell
  2. 4Jermaine Omar Taylor
  3. 7Nat Borchers
  4. 24L. Ridgewell
  1. 12A. Kwarasey

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 23K. Kamara
  1. 20W. Trapp
  2. 13E. Finlay
  3. 16H. Jimenez
  1. 6T. Tchani
  2. 10F. Higuaín
  1. 14W. Francis
  2. 22G. Sauro
  3. 25H. Afful
  4. 4M. Parkhurst
  1. 1S. Clark
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Columbus Crew have 8, 1 and 6.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 6, 2015Columbus Crew(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Nov 29, 2015FC Dallas(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Nov 23, 2015FC Dallas(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Nov 9, 2015Whitecaps(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Nov 1, 2015Whitecaps(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 6, 2015Portland Timbers(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Nov 30, 2015New York Red Bulls(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Nov 22, 2015New York Red Bulls(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Nov 8, 2015CF Montreal(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Nov 2, 2015CF Montreal(away)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Portland Timbers wins, 2 draws, 1 Columbus Crew win.

DateScoreCompetition
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
May 6, 2012Portland Timbers 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers on Dec 6, 2015

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.8 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.8 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.81.249/159/15
Columbus Crew1.81.3310/1512/15

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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