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Portland Timbers v Columbus Crew : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 22nd Feb, 03:30 BST, Providence Park, Portland

Sunday morning at the Providence Park, and it’s a Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Columbus Crew. Phil Neville and Wilfried Nancy going all-out to ensure the win. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games each side has played (home, away and overall) with weighting given to top teams. All the statistics and infographics are tailored for the selected market. Head-to-head stats between the team are also given if there are are enough previous meetings. Odds are provided straight from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Both teams to score

Having studied all relevant stats, including historical head-to-head (H2H) data, we predict this tie will deliver both happiness and despair to both sets of supporters. We predict both Portland and Columbus to find the back of the net during the 90 mins, but the ultimate winner of the game seems less clear. The odds point towards a both teams to score bet, and that's our recommendation.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 43% chance of Columbus coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Portland
34%
9/513/8
Draw
23%
13/512/5
Columbus
43%
13/105/4
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Columbus 2-1
9%
17/215/2
Portland 2-1
8%
10/117/2
Columbus 1-0
7%
10/19/1
Draw 2-2
7%
10/110/1
Portland 1-0
6%
12/110/1
Columbus 2-0
6%
12/111/1
Columbus 3-1
5%
16/114/1
Portland 2-0
5%
16/114/1
Draw 0-0
4%
14/112/1
Portland 3-1
4%
20/116/1
Columbus 3-2
4%
20/118/1
Columbus 3-0
3%
22/118/1
Portland 3-2
3%
22/118/1
Portland 3-0
2%
28/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
3/54/7
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
13/105/4
Home 1st Goal
48%
1/11/1
Away 1st Goal
50%
5/617/20
No 1st Goal
2%
14/112/1
BTTS - Yes
63%
1/21/2
BTTS - No
37%
6/47/5
BTTS - Home Win
20%
15/417/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/116/5
BTTS - Away Win
24%
3/129/10
Home/draw
57%
4/74/7
Away/draw
66%
2/54/9
Home/away
77%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/62/11
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
4/17/2
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
11/829/20
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
8/151/2
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
10/310/3
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/51/5
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
8/17/1
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/141/14
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/40
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
14/112/1
Home DNB
50%
11/101/1
Away DNB
59%
4/68/11
Portland win to nil
14%
5/1-
Columbus win to nil
19%
4/1-
Portland / Portland
19%
7/216/5
Portland / Columbus
4%
22/118/1
Portland / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Portland
12%
6/16/1
Draw / Columbus
14%
5/15/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/119/4
Columbus / Portland
4%
22/122/1
Columbus / Columbus
22%
11/413/5
Columbus / Draw
6%
12/111/1
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Win / draw / win form
5
Columbus have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
Portland 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Portland2 - 2San Diego
Portland3 - 1Salt Lake
Portland0 - 4San Diego
Portland2 - 2Dallas
Portland2 - 1NY Red Bulls
Portland2 - 3Cincinnati
Portland1 - 1Minnesota
Portland0 - 1Salt Lake
Portland2 - 1New England
Portland1 - 1San Jose
Portland2 - 1Saint Louis City
Portland2 - 1Colorado
Portland1 - 1Seattle
Portland1 - 0Sporting KC
Portland3 - 3LAFC
Portland3 - 1Houston
Portland1 - 1LA Galaxy
Portland1 - 0Austin
Portland1 - 4Vancouver
Portland0 - 0Dallas
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APortland0 - 4San Diego
HPortland2 - 2San Diego
APortland1 - 2San Diego
HPortland3 - 1Salt Lake
HPortland0 - 4San Diego
APortland0 - 1Seattle
HPortland2 - 2Dallas
APortland1 - 1Vancouver
APortland0 - 1Houston
HPortland2 - 1NY Red Bulls
APortland1 - 1Minnesota
APortland0 - 0San Diego
HPortland2 - 3Cincinnati
APortland0 - 2Dallas
APortland1 - 0LAFC
HPortland1 - 1Minnesota
HPortland0 - 1Salt Lake
APortland1 - 2Saint Louis City
HPortland2 - 1New England
APortland0 - 3Toronto
Columbus 6TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cincinnati2 - 1Columbus
Cincinnati1 - 0Columbus
Orlando1 - 1Columbus
Chicago2 - 0Columbus
NY City3 - 2Columbus
Atlanta4 - 5Columbus
NY Red Bulls0 - 0Columbus
Toronto1 - 1Columbus
Nashville3 - 0Columbus
Cincinnati2 - 4Columbus
Seattle1 - 1Columbus
Miami5 - 1Columbus
Charlotte3 - 2Columbus
Montreal1 - 1Columbus
Philadelphia2 - 2Columbus
Saint Louis City1 - 2Columbus
DC United1 - 2Columbus
San Diego1 - 1Columbus
New England0 - 1Columbus
NY Red Bulls2 - 2Columbus
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColumbus1 - 2Cincinnati
HColumbus4 - 0Cincinnati
AColumbus0 - 1Cincinnati
HColumbus3 - 1NY Red Bulls
AColumbus1 - 1Orlando
AColumbus0 - 2Chicago
HColumbus1 - 1Toronto
AColumbus2 - 3NY City
AColumbus5 - 4Atlanta
AColumbus0 - 0NY Red Bulls
HColumbus1 - 2New England
AColumbus1 - 1Toronto
HColumbus1 - 3Orlando
HColumbus2 - 1DC United
AColumbus0 - 3Nashville
AColumbus4 - 2Cincinnati
AColumbus1 - 1Seattle
HColumbus1 - 0Philadelphia
HColumbus3 - 1Atlanta
HColumbus2 - 1Vancouver
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Portland have not lost to Columbus in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Portland since 2018
Portland
Columbus
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
2 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
0 / 2
POT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Portland
Portland3 - 2
Portland3 - 2
League games at Columbus since 2019
Columbus
Portland
Goals: Scored
4
6
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
POT
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Columbus
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Portland
Goal Statistics

Columbus Crew's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday morning, not least because Portland Timbers have conceded in each of their last 11 Major League Soccer matches. A PG of 1.7 for W. Nancy's side suggests that run should continue.

Portland 8th Columbus 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Portland will score 1 or more goals
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Columbus will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Portland have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-3
Columbus’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
Portland
PG (predicted goals)
Columbus
1.5
1.7
Attack rating
0%
better
POT
COL
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
POT
COL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Portland v Columbus Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Portland Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
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Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
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