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

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 1Kick-off on February 22, 2026 at 03:30 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 February 22, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 6′W. Abou AliColumbus Crew
  • 14′F. MoraPortland Timbers
  • 20′AntonyPortland Timbers
  • 44′D. RossiColumbus Crew
  • 88′A. LassiterPortland Timbers

Official lineup for Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Portland Timbers

4-2-3-1
  1. 88Andrew Guerra
  1. 99K. Velde
  2. 9F. Mora
  3. 11Antony
  1. 17C. Bassett
  2. 21D. Chará
  1. 27J. Fory
  2. 6A. Bonetig
  3. 20F. Surman
  4. 5B. Bye
  1. 41J. Pantemis

Columbus Crew

3-4-3
  1. 30H. Picard
  2. 9W. Abou Ali
  3. 10D. Rossi
  1. 27M. Arfsten
  2. 16T. Habroune
  3. 7D. Chambost
  4. 2M. Herrera
  1. 18M. Amundsen
  2. 4R. Camacho
  3. 25S. Zawadzki
  1. 28P. Schulte
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Portland Timbers have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Columbus Crew have 5, 4 and 6.

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

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 14, 2026Chicago Fire(away)4-3Friendlies Clubs
Feb 11, 2026San Jose Earthquakes(away)2-3Friendlies Clubs
Feb 7, 2026DC United(home)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Jan 28, 2026Los Angeles FC(away)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Jan 23, 2026Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 11, 2026Nashville SC(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 7, 2026Colorado Rapids(away)4-1Friendlies Clubs
Nov 8, 2025FC Cincinnati(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Nov 2, 2025FC Cincinnati(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Oct 27, 2025FC Cincinnati(away)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 20, 2024Columbus Crew 2-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Jul 16, 2023Portland Timbers 3-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 18, 2022Columbus Crew 1-1 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Apr 20, 2019Columbus Crew 1-3 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer
Sep 20, 2018Portland Timbers 3-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Mar 25, 2017Columbus Crew 3-2 Portland TimbersMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers on Apr 20, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Portland Timbers score 1.3 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.6 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Portland Timbers1.31.919/1510/15
Columbus Crew1.61.339/157/15

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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