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Major League Soccer
Jul 16, 2023 at 3.30am UK
Providence Park
Columbus Crew

Portland
3 - 2
Columbus Crew

Asprilla (28', 30'), Blanco (80')
Loria (48'), Chara (54'), Blanco (81')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Zelarayan (45+3', 65')
Russell-Rowe (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Columbus Crew, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Colorado 0-0 Portland
Thursday, July 13 at 2am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Columbus Crew 1-1 NY City
Sunday, July 9 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 1-1 Columbus Crew

While the Crew have put together a fine run of form in recent weeks, they have managed just one win in their last six outings. Portland Timbers head into the weekend in need of a morale-boosting result, but we predict that they will have to settle for a draw against a solid Columbus Crew side.

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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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 49.22%. A win for Columbus Crew had a probability of 26.81% and a draw had a probability of 24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.45%) and 2-0 (8.02%). The likeliest Columbus Crew win was 1-2 (6.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.25%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawColumbus Crew
49.22% (1.057 1.06) 23.96% (-0.316 -0.32) 26.81% (-0.741 -0.74)
Both teams to score 56.85% (0.439 0.44)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.13% (0.866 0.87)44.87% (-0.865 -0.87)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.77% (0.827 0.83)67.22% (-0.828 -0.83)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.68% (0.756 0.76)18.32% (-0.756 -0.76)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.59% (1.271 1.27)49.41% (-1.271 -1.27)
Columbus Crew Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.61% (-0.108 -0.11)30.39% (0.107 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.41% (-0.125 -0.13)66.58% (0.125 0.13)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 49.22%
    Columbus Crew 26.81%
    Draw 23.96%
Portland TimbersDrawColumbus Crew
2-1 @ 9.55% (0.079000000000001 0.08)
1-0 @ 9.45% (-0.123 -0.12)
2-0 @ 8.02% (0.090000000000001 0.09)
3-1 @ 5.4% (0.173 0.17)
3-0 @ 4.54% (0.158 0.16)
3-2 @ 3.22% (0.094 0.09)
4-1 @ 2.29% (0.126 0.13)
4-0 @ 1.93% (0.112 0.11)
4-2 @ 1.37% (0.071 0.07)
Other @ 3.47%
Total : 49.22%
1-1 @ 11.25% (-0.18 -0.18)
2-2 @ 5.69% (0.031 0.03)
0-0 @ 5.57% (-0.21 -0.21)
3-3 @ 1.28% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 23.96%
1-2 @ 6.7% (-0.127 -0.13)
0-1 @ 6.63% (-0.27 -0.27)
0-2 @ 3.95% (-0.173 -0.17)
1-3 @ 2.66% (-0.058 -0.06)
2-3 @ 2.26% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.57% (-0.073 -0.07)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 26.81%

How you voted: Portland vs Columbus Crew

Portland Timbers
48.4%
Draw
16.1%
Columbus Crew
35.5%
31
Head to Head
Sep 18, 2022 6pm
Jul 2, 2020 3.30am
Apr 21, 2019 12.30am
Gameweek 9
Columbus Crew
1-3
Portland
Santos (69')
Mabiala (31'), Ebobisse (35'), Moreira (91')
Valentin (25'), Conechny (78'), Blanco (89')
Sep 20, 2018 3.30am
Gameweek 34
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')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami17104339241534
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1610332316733
3New York City FCNY City169252217529
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls157532822626
5Columbus Crew146622113824
6Toronto167272424023
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC166461516-122
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia154742521419
9Nashville SCNashville154741920-119
10DC United164662329-618
11Orlando City154561623-717
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta154472018216
13CF MontrealMontreal154472133-1216
14Chicago Fire162681528-1312
15New England RevolutionNew England132110926-177

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1686231181330
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy167723023728
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles158342719827
4Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd147432419525
5Austin FCAustin166552020023
6Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver156452218422
7Colorado RapidsColorado166462829-122
8Houston DynamoHouston156361616021
9Portland TimbersPortland165473030019
10Seattle SoundersSeattle164661919018
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas143471723-613
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas152582328-511
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1632112437-1311


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