Major League Soccer

Apr 21, 2024 at 12.30am UK

MAPFRE Stadium

Columbus Crew
2 - 2
Portland

Camilo Hernandez (51', 51'), Moreira (74', 74')
Zawadzki (80'), Zawadzki (80')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Mora (10', 10'), Moreno (57', 57')
Neville (0'), Neville (0'), Rodriguez (59'), Rodriguez (59')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Columbus Crew

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Salt Lake 0-0 Columbus Crew
Sunday, April 14 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Last Game: Portland 2-2 Los Angeles
Saturday, April 13 at 9.45pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

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 Columbus Crew win with a probability of 62.97%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 16.75%.

The most likely scoreline for a Columbus Crew win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.94%) and 1-0 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.51%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 1-2 (4.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.

Result
Columbus Crew	Draw	Portland Timbers
62.97% ( 0.55)	20.27% ( 0.07)	16.75% ( -0.61)

Both teams to score 54.65% (

-1.58)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

59.17% (

-1.44)

40.83% (

1.45)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.78% (

-1.49)

63.22% (

1.5)

Columbus Crew Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.63% (

-0.28)

12.37% (

0.29)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

61.77% (

-0.6)

38.22% (

0.61)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.36% (

-1.59)

37.64% (

1.6)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.59% (

-1.59)

74.41% (

1.59)

Score Analysis

Columbus Crew 62.97%

Portland Timbers 16.75%

Draw 20.27%

Columbus Crew	Draw	Portland Timbers
2-0 @ 10.16% ( 0.44) 2-1 @ 9.94% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 9.73% ( 0.53) 3-0 @ 7.08% ( 0.23) 3-1 @ 6.92% ( -0.07) 4-0 @ 3.7% ( 0.08) 4-1 @ 3.62% ( -0.08) 3-2 @ 3.38% ( -0.19) 4-2 @ 1.77% ( -0.12) 5-0 @ 1.55% ( 0.02) 5-1 @ 1.51% ( -0.05) Other @ 3.62% Total : 62.97%	1-1 @ 9.51% ( 0.12) 2-2 @ 4.85% ( -0.21) 0-0 @ 4.66% ( 0.3) 3-3 @ 1.1% ( -0.11) Other @ 0.15% Total : 20.27%	1-2 @ 4.65% ( -0.15) 0-1 @ 4.55% ( 0.11) 0-2 @ 2.22% ( -0.04) 2-3 @ 1.58% ( -0.14) 1-3 @ 1.51% ( -0.12) Other @ 2.24% Total : 16.75%