Match Info

MLS

Date: 21 February 2026, Saturday

Location: Providence Park (Portland, OR)

Referee: Chapman A. (Usa)

Where to Watch on TV:


Usa	MLS Season Pass
World	Apple TV International


	Portland Timbers		Columbus Crew

	1	X	2
	2.82	3.6	2.3	Watch
	2.8	3.5	2.3
	2.78	3.7	2.38	Watch
	2.85	3.6	2.38
	2.77	3.69	2.38	Watch
	2.63	3.4	2.38
	2.93	3.67	2.4	Watch
	2.71	3.8	2.3
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.79 ↓ (2.97)	3.62 ↑ (3.53)	2.35 ↑ (2.28)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Portland Timbers
33.9%

Draw
26.1%

Columbus Crew
40.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

31.8%

26.8%

41.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Portland Timbers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.1%)

Columbus Crew has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.3%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
54.5%	27.3%	18.2%

Portland Timbers - Columbus Crew Predictions

Users Predictions: 11 users predict this event. Portland will win (votes: 6 - 54.5%). Columbus will win (votes: 2 - 18.2%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 27.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Portland: 25.1% – 83.9%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Portland (votes: 1 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

DNB - Portland (2.05) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Portland (votes: 2 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
41. Pantemis J. (G) 5. Bye B. 6. Bonetig A. 20. Surman F. 27. Fory J. 21. Chara D. 9. Mora F. 17. Bassett C. 99. Velde K. 88. Guerra G. 11. Antony	28. Schulte P. (G) 2. Herrera A. 4. Camacho R. 25. Zawadzki S. 18. Amundsen M. 30. Picard H. 16. Habroune T. 7. Chambost D. 27. Arfsten M. 10. Rossi D. 9. Abou Ali W.
Substitutes
16. Jura S. 19. Kelsy K. 7. Lassiter A. 15. Miller E. 4. Miller K. 80. Ortiz J. 37. Santos N. 23. Smith I. 26. Sulte H. (G)	17. Bangoura S. 22. Brown T. 21. Cheberko Y. 8. Gazdag D. 1. Hagen N. (G) 45. Presthus O. 12. Ruvalcaba C. 14. Sejdic A. 19. Thiare J.
Coaches
Neville P.	Rydstrom H.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (2 - 2)
6', 0 - 1, Abou Ali W. ⚽,
14', 1 - 1, Mora F. ⚽, Guerra G. (A), Chara D. (A2)
20', 2 - 1, Antony ⚽, Bassett C. (A),
25', Chambost D. ↓, Sejdic A. ↑,
29', Bye B. 🟨,
44', 2 - 2, Rossi D. ⚽, Abou Ali W. (A), Amundsen M. (A2)
2nd Half (1 - 0)
58', Abou Ali W. 🟨,
73', Camacho R. ↓, Cheberko Y. ↑,
73', Habroune T. ↓, Bangoura S. ↑,
73', Guerra G. ↓, Lassiter A. ↑,
74', Mora F. ↓, Kelsy K. ↑,
82', Abou Ali W. ↓, Thiare J. ↑,
82', Picard H. ↓, Gazdag D. ↑,
84', Bonetig A. ↓, Miller K. ↑,
84', Antony ↓, Ortiz J. ↑,
88', 3 - 2, Lassiter A. ⚽, Kelsy K. (A), Fory J. (A2)
90', Velde K. ↓, Smith I. ↑,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Portland won 3.

Portland may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.

In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Portland won 7 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 23:18. (average 1.9:1.5).

Including home matches between the teams, Portland won 4 matches, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 11:8. (average 2.2:1.6).

Outrights of MLS for now

Columbus Crew: 0.69% Portland Timbers: 0.69%

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Portland Timbers
Club Friendly
14.02.26	Chicago Fire - Portland Timbers	3:4 ✺
07.02.26	Portland Timbers - DC United	0:0 ✺
23.01.26	Los Angeles Galaxy - Portland Timbers	1:0 ✺
MLS
09.11.25	San Diego - Portland Timbers	4:0 ✺
01.11.25	Portland Timbers - San Diego	3:2 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 7.8 WTLLW
- Columbus Crew
MLS
08.11.25	Cincinnati - Columbus Crew	2:1 ✺
02.11.25	Columbus Crew - Cincinnati	4:0 ✺
27.10.25	Cincinnati - Columbus Crew	1:0 ✺
18.10.25	Columbus Crew - New York Red Bulls	3:1 ✺
04.10.25	Orlando City - Columbus Crew	1:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.7 LWLWT

Latest Head to Head

MLS
20.04.24	Columbus Crew - Portland Timbers	2:2
15.07.23	Portland Timbers - Columbus Crew	3:2
18.09.22	Columbus Crew - Portland Timbers	1:1
20.04.19	Columbus Crew - Portland Timbers	1:3
19.09.18	Portland Timbers - Columbus Crew	3:2
25.03.17	Columbus Crew - Portland Timbers	3:2
06.03.16	Portland Timbers - Columbus Crew	2:1

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