Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew

Portland Timbers

3 - 2

Columbus Crew

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 03:30 Europe/London 📍 Providence Park 🧑‍⚖️ Allen Chapman 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Portland Timbers 16 · Columbus Crew 27

Referee Stats

Allen Chapman

17 matches · 3.18 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.18
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.47
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	41%
Draws	24%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-15).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Portland Timbers had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Portland Timbers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 24

Avg: 2.38 / 1.85

Points

Avg: 1.85

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-3-8

Goals For / Against

18 / 27

Avg: 1.50 / 2.25

Points

Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.85

PPG

0.50

2.38

1.50

1.85

2.25

92%

O2.5

92%

BTTS

92%

38%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Portland Timbers rank16th

Columbus Crew rank27th

Portland Timbers points32

Columbus Crew points23

Portland Timbers: #16 · 32 pts · GD +0

14 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Columbus Crew: #27 · 23 pts · GD -7

23 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Portland Timbers last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals13-10

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Columbus Crew last 5 away

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

Goals7-11

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.592%

BTTS92%

BTTS + O2.585%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 62% · 1H BTTS 54%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.592%

BTTS92%

BTTS + O2.583%

1H Over 0.592%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Portland Timbers score at home100%

Portland Timbers clean sheet at home8%

Columbus Crew score away92%

Columbus Crew clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Portland Timbers score first38%

Portland Timbers win after scoring first80%

Columbus Crew score first50%

Columbus Crew win after scoring first17%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Portland Timbers 63% · Columbus Crew 17%

Avg first goal minute: Portland Timbers 18.2' · Columbus Crew 20.8'

Vs league average

Portland Timbers score at home2.38 vs 1.83

Portland Timbers concede at home1.85 vs 1.37

Columbus Crew score away1.50 vs 1.37

Columbus Crew concede away2.25 vs 1.83

Portland Timbers score 31% above league average, while Columbus Crew score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Portland Timbers are 34% above league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 23% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Portland Timbers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 3

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

61-75 1

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

511

608

Passes Accurate

444

527

Passes %

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

W. Abou Ali

Normal Goal

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

F. Mora

Normal Goal · Assist: Andrew Guerra

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Antony

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Bassett

25' ↑↓

↑↓

25' ⇄ D. Chambost

1st substitution · For: A. Sejdić

29'

29' B. Bye

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

D. Rossi

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Abou Ali

58'

58' W. Abou Ali

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ F. Mora

1st substitution · For: K. Kelsy

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Habroune

2nd substitution · For: S. Bangoura

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ R. Camacho

3rd substitution · For: Y. Cheberko

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Andrew Guerra

2nd substitution · For: A. Lassiter

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ H. Picard

4th substitution · For: D. Gazdag

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ W. Abou Ali

5th substitution · For: J. Thiaré

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Bonetig

3rd substitution · For: K. Miller

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Antony

4th substitution · For: J. Ortiz

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

A. Lassiter

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Kelsy

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ K. Velde

5th substitution · For: Ian Smith

Portland Timbers vs Columbus Crew 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Portland Timbers beat Columbus Crew 3-2 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Allen Chapman. It was played at Providence Park.

First half: Columbus Crew took an early lead at 6' when W. Abou Ali scored, making the score 0-1. Portland Timbers leveled the score at 14' when F. Mora scored, with the assist credited to Andrew Guerra, making the score 1-1. Portland Timbers took the lead at 20' when Antony scored, with the assist credited to C. Bassett, making the score 2-1. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 25', with D. Chambost replacing A. Sejdić. B. Bye received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 29'. Columbus Crew leveled the score at 44' when D. Rossi scored, with the assist credited to W. Abou Ali, making the score 2-2.

Second half: W. Abou Ali received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 58'. Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 73', with F. Mora replacing K. Kelsy. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 73', with T. Habroune replacing S. Bangoura. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 73', with R. Camacho replacing Y. Cheberko. Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Andrew Guerra replacing A. Lassiter. Columbus Crew made their 4th substitution at 82', with H. Picard replacing D. Gazdag. Columbus Crew made their 5th substitution at 82', with W. Abou Ali replacing J. Thiaré. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. Bonetig replacing K. Miller. Portland Timbers made their 4th substitution at 84', with Antony replacing J. Ortiz. Portland Timbers took the lead at 88' when A. Lassiter scored, with the assist credited to K. Kelsy, making the score 3-2. Portland Timbers made their 5th substitution at 90', with K. Velde replacing Ian Smith.

Portland Timbers used 5 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 5 substitutions. Portland Timbers got 1 yellow card, while Columbus Crew got 1 yellow card.