Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew
Major League Soccer· Regular Season - 34
WLWDGoals 15-21
LLLLGoals 14-16
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 7'Niko Hansen (Milton Valenzuela)
- 10'Andy Polo
- 18'D. Guzman (Andy Polo)
- 34'D. Guzman
- 37'Andy Polo
- 45'Gastón Sauro
- 48'Lalas Abubakar
- 49'Wil Trapp
- 62'Artur (L. Argudo)
- 62'Milton Valenzuela (C. Maloney)
- 63'Pedro Santos (Josh Williams)
- 84'Samuel Armenteros (Jeremy Ebobisse)
- 85'C. Maloney
- 90+2'Diego Valeri (Lucas Melano)
- 90+3'Niko Hansen (C. Maloney)
Lineups
4-3-2-14-2-3-1
Portland TimbersColumbus Crew
- 1.5
- Goals/game
- 1.4
- 2.1
- Conceded/game
- 1.6
Match trends
- Portland Timbers have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Columbus Crew have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 7 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 8 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
5Portland Timbers wins
2Draws
1Columbus Crew wins
17-12Goals
2–2Apr 20, 2024, 11:30 PM
3–2Jul 16, 2023, 2:30 AM
1–1Sep 18, 2022, 5:00 PM
1–3Apr 20, 2019, 11:30 PM
3–2Mar 25, 2017, 11:30 PM
2–1Mar 6, 2016, 9:30 PM
1–2Dec 6, 2015, 9:00 PM
1–2Sep 26, 2015, 11:30 PM
Pre-match comparison
1.5Goals scored per game1.4
2.1Goals conceded per game1.6
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Ted Unkel
3.25Yellow cards / game
0.25Red cards / game
0.63Penalties scored / game
Based on 16 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Portland Timbers
0-15'
11.1%
16-30'
22.2%
31-45'
11.1%
46-60'
11.1%
61-75'
22.2%
76-90+'
22.2%
Columbus Crew
0-15'
10%
16-30'
10%
31-45'
20%
46-60'
10%
61-75'
10%
76-90+'
40%
Match statistics
45%Possession55%
—Expected goals (xG)—
2Shots on target8
12Total shots16
5Shots off target5
5Blocked shots3
8Shots inside the box7
4Shots outside the box9
5Corners7
1Offsides1
12Fouls8
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
6Goalkeeper saves0
408Total passes473
345Accurate passes408
85%Pass accuracy86%
Player ratings
- 1Andy PoloPortland Timbers⚽ 1🅰️ 1🟨8.3
- 2Niko HansenColumbus Crew⚽ 27.9
- 3S. ClarkPortland Timbers7.6
- 4Wil TrappColumbus Crew🟨7.4
- 5Eduardo SosaColumbus Crew7.2
- 6Pedro SantosColumbus Crew7.0
Box score
Portland Timbers
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes80%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes93%
Tackles4
Duels58%
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes77%
Tackles1
Duels50%
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes82%
Tackles3
Duels55%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
Tackles—
Duels57%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes84%
Tackles2
Duels40%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes82%
Tackles1
Duels100%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes93%
Tackles—
Duels40%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes88%
Tackles1
Duels50%
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Shots0/3 on target
Passes82%
Tackles1
Duels25%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes66%
Tackles—
Duels—
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes0%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels0%
Columbus Crew
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes91%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots2/4 on target
Passes77%
Tackles—
Duels44%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes76%
Tackles1
Duels60%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes84%
Tackles2
Duels67%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes81%
Tackles2
Duels60%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes96%
Tackles—
Duels38%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes77%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes84%
Tackles1
Duels75%
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Shots3/3 on target
Passes95%
Tackles—
Duels33%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
Tackles2
Duels57%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes87%
Tackles1
Duels73%
Bench (7)
More stats
Shots0/1 on target
Passes84%
Tackles—
Duels40%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes62%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Frequently asked questions
What time does Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew kick off?+
Kickoff is at Sep 20, 2018, 2:30 AM (your local time, based on your device).

























