Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 35 · Providence Park, Portland, Oregon · Ref T. Ford

Portland Timbers stats & fixtures · Columbus Crew stats & fixtures

Portland Timbers beat Columbus Crew 3–2 in Major League Soccer on 16 July 2023. Expected goals finished 1.50–2.25. Columbus Crew had 62% of the ball.

Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew match statistics

Portland TimbersColumbus Crew

38% Ball possession 62%
1.50 Expected goals (xG) 2.25
12 Total shots 17
5 Shots on target 5
5 Shots off target 7
2 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside the box 12
4 Corners 7
18 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 1
313 Passes 519
74% Pass accuracy 86%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

28' Goal D. Asprilla (assist D. Župarić) Portland Timbers
30' Goal D. Asprilla (assist F. Boli) Portland Timbers
45+3' Goal L. Zelarayán (assist J. Russell-Rowe) Columbus Crew
48' Yellow card M. Loría Portland Timbers
54' Yellow card D. Chara Portland Timbers
65' Goal L. Zelarayán (assist S. Moreira) Columbus Crew
72' Yellow card J. Russell-Rowe Columbus Crew
80' Goal S. Blanco Portland Timbers
81' Yellow card S. Blanco Portland Timbers

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Portland Timbers

Confirmed 4-3-3 G. Savarese

1 D. Bingham

5 C. Bravo 13 D. Župarić 18 Z. McGraw 29 J. Mosquera

20 Evander 21 D. Chara 22 C. Paredes

44 M. Loría 7 F. Boli 27 D. Asprilla

Bench Y. Chará , S. Blanco , F. Mora , L. Mabiala , E. Miller , A. Ivacic , J. Niezgoda , M. Araujo , N. Caliskan

Columbus Crew

Confirmed 3-4-1-2 W. Nancy

28 P. Schulte

18 M. Amundsen 25 S. Zawadzki 31 S. Moreira

14 Yaw Yeboah 6 D. Nagbe 8 A. Morris 23 M. Farsi

10 L. Zelarayán

19 J. Russell-Rowe 17 C. Ramirez

Bench M. Arfsten , L. Díaz , J. Medranda , A. Matan , G. Vallecilla , I. Parente , E. Bush , P. Quinton , J. Williams

Form guide

Portland Timbers at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.9 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Columbus Crew away

1–2–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 Sep 22	Columbus Crew v Portland Timbers	1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew head-to-head record